Applications Open for AAFP and Other National Leadership Positions

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