Become An AFMR Member

AFMR is unique — representing a diverse membership that bridges basic and patient-oriented research in multiple medical disciplines. Our members are scientists engaged in original clinical and laboratory medical research.

Our mission is to develop and mentor tomorrow’s leaders in medical research by:

• Fostering excellence in training and successful development of medical investigators.
• Disseminating scholarly, multidisciplinary, and ethical research on human disease and healthcare delivery.
• Educating public and government leaders about medical research and the importance of its support.

Benefits of Membership

• Automatic membership in an AFMR regional section: Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, or Western.
  • Become a Regional Councilor
  
  
• Publication subscriptions
  • Journal of Investigative Medicine (JIM) [A PubMed journal] — Eight issues/annually online
  • Journal of Investigative Medicine – High Impact Case Reports (JIM-HICR) — Online
  • Members are encouraged to submit to both publications.
    • No page charges for manuscripts accepted to JIM.
    • 60%+ discount on case reports published in JIM-HICR.
  
  
• Meetings
  • Reduced rates for annual national and regional meetings offering opportunities to network, present abstracts, and earn CME credits.
    • AFMR Regional Meetings: Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, Translational Science, or Western
  
  
• Awards
  • Outstanding Investigator Award — Open to AFMR members in recognition of excellence in biomedical research.
  • Junior Physician-Investigator Award — Open to early career AFMR members whose research projects complement an overall program of research, teaching and clinical medicine.
  • Henry Christian Award — Open to abstract submitters to the four AFMR regional meetings.
  
  
• Participate on an AFMR national committee or regional council.
  
  
• Quarterly newsletter
  
  
• Advocacy
  • Via collaboration with the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB).
  
  
• Be a Mentor/Receive Mentorship

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