Application: Student-Resident Advocacy Council

Background/Purpose: CAFP represents more than 3,000 student and resident members combined and serves as a resource hub for 16 medical schools and more than 80 family medicine residency programs. To overcome California's geographical size, this committee exists to nurture the advocacy/policy interests of students & residents, facilitate communication across the state, establish relationships among peers/mentors, and promote a pathway into CAFP leadership.

Term/Time Commitment: September 2025 to March 2026; members meet once a month over Zoom for 1 hour.

Eligibility/Requirements: Must be a CAFP member; Must commit to the term of service; Should be available for monthly calls; Must be a participatory member and actively contribute to discussions & activities.

Example Activities:

Review resolutions submitted to AMAM (March 14-15, 2026)
Draft resolutions for consideration by the CAFP Board of Directors
Connect with local legislative representatives
Participate in CAFP's 365 online discussions
Become a Key Contact
Connect with your local CAFP chapter/district
Contribute to the S-R Newsletter by writing on an issue/event
Identify learning/training opportunities for students and residents:
Organize and lead an advocacy workshop for other students/residents (i.e. resolution writing & "How to Meet with Your Legislature)"
Plan an advocacy session as part of FM POP! (August 21-23, 2026 in San Diego)

**Members of this committee will be considered for a travel award to attend AMAM and will receive a discount to attend FM POP!

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First Name

Last Name

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City

State

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Phone

Social Media handle (optional)

Are you a medical student or FM resident?

Medical StudentResident

Year of Medical School in 2025-26

Year of Residency in 2025-26

Medical School (Primary Place of Enrollment):

If other medical school, please specify:

Family Medicine Residency Program:

If other FMRP, please specify:

We are seeking 2 student co-chairs and 2 resident co-chairs: the Student-Resident Council is chaired by two medical students and two FM residents. In in a nutshell, co-chair leaders:

Serve as full voting members of the CAFP Board of Directors and the CAFP Foundation Board of Trustees
Lead/facilitate the Student-Resident Councill meetings
Assist in planning FM POP, Procedures Workshops, and networking events
Serve as delegates at the AAFP's FUTURE Conference and the CAFP All Member Advocacy Meeting
Time commitment: in addition to Council meetings, co-chairs participate in monthly planning calls with the CAFP Foundation Executive Director, attend quarterly CAFP Board meetings and 2 Foundation Board of Trustee meetings (board meetings are a mix of virtual and in-person)

Are you interested in a co-chair leadership position?

YesNo

The Council is a peer-led group, which functions by the collective ideas of all its members. Please explain why you are interested in being on the Council and what you hope to gain. For example, what would make this experience meaningful; What are you expecting or hoping to accomplish/learn/contribute; What topics do you want to learn more about? What issues feel really important?

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