Applications Open for Leadership Positions with AAFP and Other National Organizations
Expand Your Network, Shape Your Profession, Add to Your CV
Serving in a leadership position at American Academy of Family Physicians or a partnering organization offers opportunities to help shape your profession and the organizations that represent/support family medicine. Plus, serving alongside colleagues from across the country will expand your network and provide a valuable addition to your CV. Below are positions for which applications are currently being accepted.
Active Physician Leadership Positions
Family Medicine Chapter Alliance Steering Committee
- 4 vacancies open
- Applications due Aug. 15
- 3-year term begins Jan 1, 2024
AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees
- Applications due Aug. 31; members must submit a letter of support from their AAFP chapter—email [email protected] (please put AAFP Foundation Board Nomination in the subject field)
- Seeking candidates for a Corporate, Physician, and Public Trustee; each is a 3-year renewable term beginning Jan. 1, 2024
- Seeking candidates for a Physician Trustee 1-year renewable term beginning Jan. 1, 2024
AAFP Commissions
- 32 vacancies open across eight commissions
- Applications due Oct. 15; members must contact their AAFP chapter before applying—email [email protected] (please put AAFP Commission Nomination in the subject field)
- 2-year term begins Dec. 15, 2023 (option for one 2-year extension)
AAFP Delegate to American Medical Association
- 10 vacancies open
- Applications due Oct. 15; members must contact their AAFP chapter before applying—email [email protected] (please put Delegate to AMA Nomination in the subject field)
- 2-year term begins Dec. 15, 2023
American Board of Family Medicine Board of Directors
- 5 nominees will be submitted for consideration
- Applications due Oct. 15; members must contact their AAFP chapter before applying—email [email protected] (please put ABFM Board of Directors Nomination in the subject field)
Family Medicine Resident Leadership Positions
Resident Member: AAFP Board of Directors
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Oct. 27, 2023
Resident Chair: National Conference
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Aug. 1, 2023
Resident Delegate: AAFP Congress of Delegates
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Aug. 1, 2023
Resident Member: AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Sept. 1, 2023
Resident Member: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Board of Directors
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Aug. 1, 2023
Resident Member: Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors Board of Directors
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Sept. 1, 2023
Resident Member: Annals of Family Medicine Editorial Advisory Board
- Applications due Aug. 10
- 1-year term begins Sept. 15, 2023
Resident Delegate: American Medical Association – Resident & Fellow Section
- Applications due Aug. 10
- 1-year term begins Oct. 1, 2023
Resident Member: Review Committee for Family Medicine
- Applications due Sept. 1
- 2-year term begins July 1, 2024 (orientation in April 2024)
Resident Member: AAFP Center for Global Health Initiatives Advisory Board
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 2-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
Resident Member: AAFP National Research Network Advisory Group
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
Resident Member: American Family Physician Editorial Board
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
Resident Member: AAFP Commission
- Each of 8 commissions include one resident and one student
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Dec. 15, 2023
Medical Student Leadership Positions
Student Member: AAFP Board of Directors
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Oct. 27, 2023
Student Chair: National Conference
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Aug. 1, 2023
Student Delegate: AAFP Congress of Delegates
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Aug. 1, 2023
Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) Network National Coordinator
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins July 30, 2023
Student Member: AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees
- Applications accepted through AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students (July 27-29)
- Position is elected at National Conference; candidates should plan to attend
- 1-year term begins Sept. 1, 2023
Student Member: Annals of Family Medicine Editorial Advisory Board
- Applications due Aug. 10
- 1-year term begins Sept. 15, 2023
Student Delegate: American Medical Association – Medical Student Section
- Applications due Aug. 10
- 1-year term begins Oct. 1, 2023
Student Liaison to the Latino Medical Student Association
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
Student Liaison: Student National Medical Association
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
Student Member: AAFP Center for Global Health Initiatives Advisory Board
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 2-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
Student Member: AAFP National Research Network Advisory Group
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
Student Member: American Family Physician Editorial Board
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
Student Member: AAFP Commission
- Each of 8 commissions include one resident and one student
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Dec. 15
Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) Network Regional Coordinator
- Applications due Sept. 7
- 1-year term begins Jan. 1, 2024
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