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Membership Benefits

The Society provides high quality, reasonably priced continuing medical education. The Winter Family Medicine Update provides at least 25 AOA category 1-A CME credits and AAFP Prescribed Credits for family physicians. In addition, smaller CME events are planned each year to give you an opportunity to earn more credits. Members receive special pricing for all CME events.

The MSACOFP provides representation for Missouri physicians at the national level at the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Missouri physicians are involved at committee, board and delegate levels.

Advocacy is an especially important part of membership. Through legislative updates provided throughout each session, members will keep up on state legislation and regulatory issues and come together at the Capitol each spring to speak to legislators. 

Supporting Missouri's osteopathic students and residents is an especially rewarding benefit. Members can volunteer to present to student groups or residency programs, provide mentorship and shadowing opportunities.   

To learn more about volunteering, go here.

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Membership Types:

Active/Full Membership

A licensed physicians who has completed AOA-approved post-doctoral training in family medicine or another specialty considered to be primary care, or an Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved post-doctoral training in family medicine, or another specialty considered to be primary care.  Active members are entitled to serve as delegates to the ACOFP Congress of Delegates, hold office, and hold committee appointments. 

Multiyear Membership

We are offering a three-year membership at a discounted rate of $281. That's 25% off the regular annual dues rate of $125 per year. This gives you the peace of mind that your dues are paid, and you don't have to worry about it again until 2026! Simply choose that option when you join and then use the promotional code "25percentoff" and the discount will be reflected before you check out. For current members, please contact the Society office at 573-634-4667 and your membership can be converted.

Life Membership

The MSACOFP is honored to recognize those physicians who have dedicated many years of service to osteopathic family medicine. Life members are eligible to receive all benefits and services of regular membership and are exempt from payment of annual dues. They also receive discounted registration for all MSACOFP CME programs. Life membership is conferred upon active members of the Missouri Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians by the Board of Governors who meet the following criteria: 

  • Shall have been a member of the Missouri Society of American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians for at least the preceding ten (10) years.
  • Shall have reached the age of seventy years or has completed forty years as an osteopathic physician (as determined from date of graduation from osteopathic medical school), whichever is lower.
  • At the discretion of the Board of Governors, life membership may also be conferred upon a life member of another state society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (applicant must provide written verification) who has maintained membership in the Missouri Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians for the preceding five consecutive years.
  • Applicants must be approved by the MSACOFP Board of Governors.

Non-Practicing Physician Membership

A non-practicing physician must meet the Active/Full Member criteria but is currently not deriving income from the practice of medicine in any form. This category may include retired physicians, missionaries, volunteers, etc. This category of membership must be specifically requested by the active member and the physician shall have been a member of the Missouri Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians for at least the previous five consecutive years and be approved by the Board of Governors for this category. The Board reserves the right to request evidence that the physician is not practicing medicine. If approved, dues will be reduced 50% from the Active/Full category.  Membership years as a non-practicing physician cannot be applied to the requirements for Life Membership status.

Academic Members

shall be students in colleges of osteopathic medicine accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation who are also members of their local undergraduate chapter located within the geographic boundary served by the ACOFP affiliate society or students in colleges of medicine accredited by The Liaison Committee on Medical Education interested in family medicine. In addition, Academic Members include interns or residents in post-doctoral programs accredited by AOA or ACGME. 

Academic members shall be eligible to receive all benefits and services of active membership and shall be exempt from payment of dues.  All academic members shall be entitled to serve as committee members and have voting privileges on the committee where they serve.  Academic members who are interns or residents may serve as board members.  Academic members who serve as their Chapter President of the Student Association of the American College of Osteopathic Medicine (SAACOFP) or person serving in the similar capacity in the primary care club in Missouri are automatically designated as board members for one year. All academic members who serve on the Board of Governors have full voting privileges.

The Academic members may serve as delegates to the ACOFP Congress of Delegates as allowed by the ACOFP and approved by the Board of Governors.  Academic members shall have voting privileges as an active member.

Honorary Membership

  • Honorary Memberships may be conferred upon an active or associate member who has, in the judgment of the Board of Governors, performed distinguished service to the Society and its objectives.
  • Approval of a nominee for Honorary Membership shall be by two-thirds vote of the membership at the annual meeting.
  • An Honorary Member will be exempt from payment of dues of the Missouri Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
  • An Honorary Member may not be elected to an office in the Society.

If you would like to make a nomination for an Honorary Membership, please contact the MSACOFP Executive Director at 573-634-4667.