Enter your seven-digit AAFP ID number and default password.  Your password is usually your last name in lowercase letters. If you are a first-time user or have forgotten your password, select "Forgot your password" to create a new one.  Your password should be unique and at least six-characters.  For assistance, contact CAFP at cafp@familydocs.org or 415-345-8667.

AAFP and CAFP have unified membership. You can join online anytime through AAFP's secure Web site:

Physician application

Resident application

Medical student application

Download a physician application form and mail or fax it in with your payment. Questions?  Contact CAFP Membership at 415-345-8667

Any licensed California physicians engaging in the practice of family medicine, resident, medical student, physician in another specialty or actively engaged in the practice or teaching of FM.  The Academy requires active (practicing physician) members complete 150 hours of continuing education every three years.

Active Member (Practicing Physicians)

Resident Member

Student Member

Supporting Member

Inactive Member

Life Member

The cost of Academy membership includes both National and State Chapter dues. Please download the 2011 AAFP Membership Classification Chart to view the fees.  Click here to view the CAFP local county chapters fees.

Active: $265 + AAFP and local county dues, if applicable, annually.

Supporting: $245 + AAFP and local county dues, if applicable, annually.

Resident: $10 + AAFP dues, annually. CAFP subsidizes membership dues for all first-year residents.

Student:  AAFP and CAFP membership is complimentary; no dues are assessed for the duration of medical school.

Yes, membership dues are tax deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. However, please note that 25 percent of your 2011 CAFP membership dues payment is not deductible as a business expense because it is allocable to lobbying activities of the organization. Check with your accountant or tax advisor for detailed information.

AAFP accepts payment by check or Visa, Mastercard, American Express credit cards.  There are three options available to members to submit dues payments.  You can remit a lump-sum payment, or set up an automatic renewal and/or monthly payment plan with a credit card.  AAFP will break up the dues into however many payments are left from the sign-up date until August 10^th.  The member's card will be charged on the 10^th of each month for each payment. 

To set up the payment plan, contact AAFP at 800-274-2237 or visit the AAFP Members page and click on the "My Academy" link on the right-hand side.

Unfortunately, we do not offer discounted dues for members not in practice.  There are dues reductions or waivers for members who are having financial hardships. Please contact Membership Manager Sophia Henry at shenry@familydocs.org for more details.

No, we are a unified association, and you must also belong to AAFP and your local county chapter to be a member of CAFP.  We believe the key to CAFP's strength is its excellent collaborative relationships with AAFP and our component county chapters.

CAFP offers two membership categories for retired physicians - Life and Inactive memberships. Life membership is for those who have continuous membership for a minimum of 20 years AND are either completely retired from the practice of medicine or are age 70 or over. Retired physician members who have not retained membership for 20 years may choose to change their membership status to Inactive. Please contact CAFP for more information, and to see if you are eligible for Life or Inactive status.

Report CME credits online through the AAFP CME Center. You can also view and print out your comprehensive CME report from this site.

CME credits can also be reported by faxing a completed CME reporting form to 913-906-6075 or calling the AAFP Contact Center at 800-274-2237 between 8:30 am and 5 pm Central Time.

Active and Supporting members must accrue and report a minimum of 150 credits of approved CME within each three-year re-election term.  At least 75 of the 150 credits must be AAFP prescribed credit.

1. Update your information online by using the online submission form
2. Email your changes to CAFP
3. Call the CAFP Membership Department at 415-345-8667

For a listing of chapter leaders and executives, please click here.  You can also view upcoming chapter events throughout California on the chapter events page.

Members with questions about membership benefits can call the CAFP Membership Department at 415-345-8667 or email cafp@familydocs.org.