Get Involved

Opportunities for participation are always available at our organization, and we welcome you at any time. At NMAFP, we aim to represent all Family Medicine professionals in New Mexico.

We would love for you to get involved! Don't have a lot of time, but still want to be active? Attend a public board meeting or committee meeting. Volunteer at our annual Med Student Reception. Join our Governmental Affairs Committee or consider volunteering at our Doctor of the Day program. Additional opportunities are below!

Become a Member

Board of Directors

The Current Board of Directors is made up of dedicated members who are willing to put aside the time to work at making a difference. We are your voice in New Mexico. If you are interested in participating or attending meetings, please contact us.

National Conference of Constituency Leaders (NCCL)

The National Conference of Constituency Leaders (NCCL) is the AAFP’s leadership development event that empowers a select group of change makers to catalyze positive change in family medicine. NCCL will inspire you to build on your leadership skills and create a lasting impact for current and future generations of family physicians. Learn more here. Contact info@nmafp.org for opportunities to be a delegate representing one of the following groups: Women, BIPOC, New physicians (in the first seven years of practice following residency), International medical graduates (IMG, from schools outside the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico), LGBTQ+ physicians or physician allies.

Congress of Delegates

The Current Board of Directors is made up of dedicated members who put aside the time to work at making a difference. We are your voice in New Mexico. Please join us at a board meeting and see how NMAFP works to improve family medicine for both you and your patients. Consider running for office and get additional experience while guiding the direction of our organization. If you are interested in participating or attending meetings, please contact us.

AAFP policies are determined by a congress of delegates that meets annually in conjunction with the AAFP Family Medicine Experience. The New Mexico chapter sends two members and two alternate representatives to participate. If you would like to express a view/opinion or make a request to the delegates, please get in touch with NMAFP via email or call (505) 292-3113.

Ways to get involved and stay informed

AAFP has ways for you to engage and advocate for better healthcare policy to improve your work life and the lives of your patients.

AAFP Advocacy Ambassador Program which will keep you in the loop and call on you to engage your locally elected Congress member on behalf of AAFP.
AAFP’s Voices blog: https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/aafp-voices.html includes frequent federal advocacy updates from David Tully.
AAFP Speak Out campaign to ask Congress members to support Medicaid
Family Medicine Advocacy Summit for advocacy training and in person Congressional advocacy

You can find the answers to these questions and learn more about health equity while earning CME credits. AAFP invests in great courses so you can be better at your family medicine practice in New Mexico or anywhere in the United States.

The Everyone Project

We want to inform everyone about the amazing resources at our disposal with the Everyone Project and some more specific ways to earn CME credits. Through this initiative, you can learn how to advocate for and support your patients based on zip codes.

The Everyone Project has some of the coolest toolkits for improving people’s health and well-being. If you have not done so already, check out the neighborhood navigator, where entering a zip code can help you connect to available community resources. That way, you can assist patients based on their social determinants of health and provide some of their basic needs, such as food, housing, transportation, etc.