AAFP Request for Nominations

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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has released its Request for Nominations for AAFP Commissions and the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Director.

At the December 2026 meeting, the AAFP Board of Directors will fill 35 active member vacancies and 5 vacancies for chapter staff on the eight AAFP commissions. The AAFP Board of Directors will also select five nominees to be submitted for consideration of appointment to the ABFM for its Board of Directors. There are no vacancies for the AAFP American Medical Association Delegation for this year.

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Florida members interested in applying must contact Jay Millson , EVP, prior to applying.

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Timeline for Appointment Process

• Thursday, October 15 – deadline for submission of commission nominations

• Thursday, December 3 – selection of commission members

• Friday, December 11 – appointment and non-appointment letters emailed to members and chapters (decisions are embargoed until this date)

• Tuesday, December 15 – newly appointed members’ terms begin.
   

Nomination Process
Online application forms are available for the commissions and the ABFM Director nomination process for use by members on the AAFP website.

There are two different links—the Commission Nomination Form and the ABFM Director Form available from the AAFP website to be used to access the nomination system. To apply for any position, please click on the appropriate link to complete the online application.

For detailed instructions and additional information, view the Nomination Procedures.

Once in the nomination system (Chrome is strongly recommended for accessing and submitting information), the following information is required for successfully applying for a position:

1. Completed online application form (Note: if you have trouble submitting, check that you are using Chrome as your web browser, “save” your application as you proceed, and keep your answers to open-ended questions complete but shorter as there are sometimes challenges with getting lengthy answers to submit.)

2. Photo uploaded into the application form system.

3. Completed conflict of interest/disclosure form. The online nomination form will prompt you to complete the conflict of interest form.

4. Completed Chapter Feedback online form. When members have submitted the nomination application, the corresponding chapter of the nominee will automatically be notified by email to complete the Chapter Feedback form.

All nominations must be received no later than Thursday, October 15. If you have questions, please send an email to leadershipnominations@aafp.org.

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