ACOFP-UMW MEMBERSHIP
Promoting Excellence in the Practice and Education of Osteopathic Family Physicians and Students
The ACOFP Upper Midwest Affiliate Society works to provide the latest information on practical and technical advances in osteopathic family medical practice, continuing medical education for learning opportunities, and a wide variety of specific member services designed to for those specializing in family practice and osteopathic manipulative treatment.
Through your membership in ACOFP-UMW, you're supporting opportunities for Family Practice DOs across the midwest, contributing to excellent CME programming as well as mentoring and educating the next generation of Osteopathic family practitioners.
ACOFP-UMW Membership:
Flexible Membership That Fits Your Needs
ACOFP-UMW membership is designed to give you flexibility in how you engage with the organization. With a tiered membership model, you can select the level of benefits and involvement that best aligns with your professional needs and goals
Explore three unique membership tiers, each designed to give you the right mix of benefits, convenience, and engagement.
Choose the level that best aligns with your goals, whether that includes conference registration, online CME opportunities, or multi-year options that offer both savings and simplicity.
We're also proud to offer dedicated membership levels for students and residents, helping to build strong connections between the next generation of osteopathic physicians and our experienced leaders.
Join or renew today and experience membership that works for you.
Active Member Categories
These are all active member categories. Active Members shall have completed American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved post-doctoral training in family medicine or have been in active family medicine for greater than six years. Membership in ACOFP-UMW will be valid from October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027.
Entry Tier: The Closest to Traditional Membership
- Discounted access to quality AOA Category 1-A CME
- Collaboration on Issues Affecting Osteopathic Family Medicine
- Member Communications on Important Issues
- Member Priced Online CME
- In-Person or On-Demand Conference Registration Included
- Access to Free Online CME Hours Per Year
- Website Recognition
- Automatically carried over for 5 years!
- - STANDARD RATE -
Recommended Level: Package your conference and dues together!
- Discounted access to quality AOA Category 1-A CME
- Collaboration on Issues Affecting Osteopathic Family Medicine
- Member Communications on Important Issues
- Member Priced Online CME
- In-Person or On-Demand Conference Registration Included
- 6 Hours of Free Online CME Per Year
- Website Recognition
- Automatically carried over for 5 years!
- - SAVE AT LEAST $340 -
Best value: Lock in discounted prices for 5 years!
- Discounted access to quality AOA Category 1-A CME
- Collaboration on Issues Affecting Osteopathic Family Medicine
- Member Communications on Important Issues
- Member Priced Online CME
- In-Person or On-Demand Conference Registration Included
- 7 Hours of Free Online CME Per Year
- Website Recognition
- Automatically carried over for 5 years!
- - SAVE OVER $2,000 -
Additional Member Categories
None of the above apply to you? ACOFP-UMW has additional membership categories to connect you with our DO family physicians! Membership in ACOFP-UMW will be valid October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027.
- The Board of Directors may extend retired membership status to active members in good standing who have permanently ceased practicing their profession due to age, long-term disability, or other qualifying circumstances.
- Associate Members work with osteopathic family physicians in this Society’s area, whether through their specialty, education, research, or other ways of supporting the field of osteopathic family medicine and the Society itself.
- Academic Members are students at osteopathic medical schools accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation who live in this Society’s area, study here, or are in a family medicine residency accredited by the ACGME.
Celebrating Our Pioneering Members
The launch of the Upper Midwest Affilliate Society of ACOFP would not be possible without the dedication of our Pioneering Members. These physicians stepped forward to help build a strong foundation for our community from the very beginning. Here, we proudly recognize their commitment to advancing family medicine and supporting fellow DOs across the region.
ACOFP-UMW Membership FAQs
Please feel free to reach out to our team if there are questions you have about membership that aren't covered below!
Standard benefits for ACOFP-UMW include:
- Quality AOA Category 1-A continuing medical education
- Networking opportunities at the ACOFP-UMW Annual Conference and virtual events throughout the year
- Timely written communications on important issues for Osteopathic Family Physicians
- We monitor DO and Family Practice interests at state legislatures and at state agencies in rule-making and budgets; we also offer input on behalf of Osteopathic Family Physicians to state boards, committees, commissions and councils
- We collaborate with the leadership and staff of ACOFP on issues affecting Osteopathic Family Medicine Physicians
Full Conference Registration (with meals) is included in the Core and Pioneering Membership Tiers. Full Conference Registration (without meals) is included in the Student and Resident Membership Tiers. Conference Registration is not included in the Base or Retired Membership Tiers.
ACOFP-UMW Works For DOs In Family Practice By:
- Offering quality AOA Category 1-A continuing medical education
- Providing networking opportunities at our Annual Osteopathic Family Practice Conference
- Championing osteopathic interests with Policymakers in the state legislature
- Monitoring state agency activities, rule making and budgets
- Offering input on behalf of Osteopathic family physicians to the State Board, Committees, Commissions and Councils
- Issuing timely written communications on important issues for Osteopathic family physicians
- Working in partnership with the leadership and staff of state AAFP chapters on issues affecting family medicine
- Supporting the Student Chapter ACOFP at Des Moines University, including mentorship, professional development, and training opportunities for the future of the profession
- Collaborating at the National level with ACOFP to install family physicians from the upper midwest on ACOFP Boards and Committees
- Physician's Wellness Forum connects you with peers who understand the challenges of practicing medicine, this is your space to engage, reflect, and support one another.