MEMBERSHIP & MEMBER SERVICES By: Tara Hinkle NCAFP Member Services Manager
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Karen Smith Elected to AAFP Board of Directors Congratulations to NCAFP’s Dr. Karen Smith of Raeford, NC, on her recent AAFP campaign victory! Dr. Smith won a three-year term on AAFP’s Board of Directors at the 2021 AAFP Congress of Delegates Special Session. Serving alongside Dr. Smith for threeyear terms are Gail Guerrero-Tucker, MD (AZ), and Sarah Nosal, MD (NY). Teresa Lovins, MD (IN), will serve a one-year term. The Vice-Speaker win went to
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MITH S . L N E R A K , FAAFP MD
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Daron Gersch, MD (MN), and Russell Kohl, MD (KS), will serve as Speaker. Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD (NY), is the new President-Elect, and Sterling Ransone, Jr., MD (VA), will serve as President. Best wishes to all! We are so excited for Dr. Smith, and we know she will do great things for Family Medicine, patients, and communities in NC and beyond.
2022 AAFP/NCAFP Dues Invoices Available for Payment/Deadline January 1st Membership dues invoices for the 2022 calendar year are available for payment online at www.aafp.org/ checkmydues. These invoices apply to Active, Inactive, first-year Life, Supporting, and Transitional members. (If you are a Resident, please check with your residency coordinator to ensure your July – June dues are paid from your allocation). The payment deadline is January 1, 2022, and an installment plan is available. Remember your username is your email address on file with the AAFP. If you need assistance logging in, please call the AAFP at 1-800-274-2237. If you have retired, interrupted practice, or moved out of NC, please contact the AAFP immediately for a status transfer or chapter relocation. Membership is unified, so your membership must be current with both the AAFP and the state chapter in which you live or work.
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If you have any questions or would like to pay by phone, please call the AAFP at 1-800-274-2237 M-F 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Mailed invoices have been sent to primary addresses on file with the AAFP, but they may be downloaded anytime online at www.aafp. org/checkmydues. Important note: The AAFP has allowed a grace period in the past up until May. Due to member feedback and analysis, the cancelation for dues non-payment will be moved up to early March instead of May 2022. Please keep this in mind during your planning. Thank you for your continued membership. We appreciate all you do for Family Medicine, your patients, and your communities!
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