American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

What American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians does

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is a U.S. nonprofit professional medical association founded in 1950 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It serves more than 26,000 current and future osteopathic family physicians — spanning medical students, residents, and practicing physicians — as the only national organization exclusively dedicated to the osteopathic family medicine profession. The association operates a tiered membership model with free access for medical students and residents ($395/year for practicing physicians, $200 for new physicians-in-practice, $60 for federal/military/retired, $150 for associates) and an organizational tier offering 10% group discounts.

ACOFP's core products include the Osteopathic Family Physician (OFP) peer-reviewed journal (ISSN 1877-573X/1877-5748), the OMTotal video library of 150+ osteopathic manipulative treatment technique videos, the annual ACOFP Convention and Scientific Seminars (63rd edition held April 15–19, 2026 in Orlando), CME courses and certificate programs (including POCUS), the Future Leaders Program, the Conclave of Fellows, and OsteoBridge mentorship. Content is delivered through the PathLMS learning management system, the ACOFP 365 mobile app, the DO.fm podcast, the ACOFP Voice blog, and a network of 50+ student chapters at Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and state/regional affiliate societies across 50+ U.S. states.

The business model rests on five revenue streams: recurring membership dues, annual convention registration fees (tiered $50–$1,435), CME and certificate course sales via PathLMS, journal subscriptions and advertising, and a growing layer of pharmaceutical and academic convention sponsorships (BMS, Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly, Sanofi, Regeneron, Gilead, Novo Nordisk at ACOFP '26). ACOFP is governed by a Board of Governors and Congress of Delegates, has no external investors, and operates the ACOFP Foundation as a separate charitable entity supporting workforce development grants and scholarships.

Name

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

Legal name

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

Website

https://acofp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACOFP is a Chicago-based nonprofit professional association founded in 1950 that serves 26,000+ osteopathic family physicians, medical students, and residents through membership, continuing education, the OFP peer-reviewed journal, the OMTotal OMT video library, and the annual convention.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Osteopathic family medicine
• Medical professional association
• Continuing medical education
• Physician advocacy services
• Medical journal publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from physicians ($395), new physicians-in-practice ($200), federal/military physicians ($60), retired physicians ($60), associates ($150), with free membership for residents and medical students
2. Annual Convention Registration: Registration fees for the ACOFP Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars, with tiered pricing ranging from $50 (students) to $1,435 (non-members), plus on-demand access sales
3. Journal Subscriptions: Individual and institutional subscriptions to the Osteopathic Family Physician journal for professionals, students, universities, and libraries
4. CME Course Sales: Continuing Medical Education courses, certificate programs, and board preparation materials sold through the PathLMS platform
5. Journal Advertising: Advertising opportunities in the Osteopathic Family Physician journal targeting osteopathic physicians

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

ACOFP is a professional medical association that provides tiered membership, continuing medical education (CME), certificate programs, the peer-reviewed Osteopathic Family Physician journal, an annual convention, and Washington-based advocacy on behalf of osteopathic family physicians. Its products and services span every career stage from osteopathic medical students through practicing physicians and include the OMTotal video library, eLearning platform, mobile app, and career resources.

Product overview

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is a professional medical association offering a comprehensive ecosystem of products and services for osteopathic family physicians. The core offering consists of membership programs at multiple career stages (students, residents, new physicians, established physicians, associates, and organizations) providing access to continuing education, publications, career resources, and professional development. Key products include the Osteopathic Family Physician (OFP) Journal, Annual Convention & Scientific Seminars, eLearning Center with OMTotal video library, ACOFP 365 mobile app, Career Center, DO.fm Podcast, ACOFP Voice blog, OsteoBridge Mentorship Program, and Future Leaders Program. Certificate programs like POCUS provide specialized training, while the ACOFP Foundation supports members through grants and awards. The organization operates through affiliate societies at state and regional levels across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Osteopathic Family Physician (OFP) Journal: Official peer-reviewed journal of ACOFP delivering evidence-based clinical reviews with osteopathic components
• OMTotal
• ACOFP 365
• ACOFP Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars
• DO.fm Podcast

Products and services

• ACOFP Membership Programs
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs
• Osteopathic Family Physician (OFP) Journal
• ACOFP Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars
• ACOFP Career Center
• POCUS Certificate Program
• OMTotal Video Library

Quantifiable outcome

• Free membership for medical students and residents removes cost barriers to professional development
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, moderate and core.

• Virginia Garcia Memorial Health CenterminorOthers · 15 April 2026Healthcare sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars in Orlando, FL. Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center provides healthcare services.
• MDVIPminorOthers · 15 April 2026Concierge medicine network sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention. MDVIP is a leading concierge medicine network.
• Dr. Jeffrey S. Grove, DO, FACOFP dist.minorOthers · 15 April 2026Distinguished Fellow of ACOFP and convention sponsor, provides professional expertise and support.
• Bristol Myers SquibbminorOthers · 15 April 2026Pharmaceutical company sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention.
• Touro University California College of Osteopathic Family MedicinemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Academic institution sponsor for ACOFP '26. Touro University California trains osteopathic physicians and collaborates on advancing family medicine education.
• RegeneronminorOthers · 15 April 2026Biotechnology company sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention.
• SanofiminorOthers · 15 April 2026Pharmaceutical company sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention.
• GileadminorOthers · 15 April 2026Pharmaceutical company sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention specializing in antiviral medicines.
• MerckminorOthers · 15 April 2026Pharmaceutical company sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention.
• Novo NordiskminorOthers · 15 April 2026Pharmaceutical company sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention specializing in diabetes and obesity treatments.
• Eli LillyminorOthers · 15 April 2026Pharmaceutical company sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention.
• PfizerminorOthers · 15 April 2026Pharmaceutical company sponsor for ACOFP '26 Annual Convention.
• Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on obesity management from a primary care perspective. Joint perspective based on scientific evidence and clinical experience, peer reviewed by OMA and ACOFP leadership.
• Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccrediting body for Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. ACOFP's student membership is available to students at COCA-accredited COMs.
• ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccrediting body for graduate medical education. ACOFP's resident membership is available to physicians in ACGME-accredited family medicine residency programs.
• American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertifying board for osteopathic family physicians. ACOFP supports members preparing for AOBFP certification exams.
• American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertifying board for allopathic family physicians. ACOFP provides guidance on both AOBFP and ABFM pathways for osteopathic residents.
• PathLMScoreTechnology or IntegrationLearning management system provider for ACOFP's eLearning Center, offering CME courses, certificate programs, and OMTotal video library.
• UpToDatemoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerClinical decision support resource offered at 15% discount for physician members and 20% for trainees through ACOFP membership.
• Merchant AdvocateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCredit card processing assessment service offered complimentary to associate members to help lower rates and eliminate hidden fees.
• Advocates for the AOA (AAOA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit organization of spouses, friends, and family of osteopathic physicians. Supports public health and educational activities informing patients about osteopathic medicine benefits.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association (AMA): AMA is the broadest national physician professional association, with which ACOFP partners indirectly through shared CME, advocacy, and certification positioning. AMA's economy of scale on member benefits, CME platforms (Ed Hub), and advocacy sets the incumbent benchmark ACOFP competes against within osteopathic medicine.
• American College of Physicians (ACP): ACP is a much larger internal medicine specialty society with member benefits, CME, journal (Annals of Internal Medicine), and advocacy comparable to ACOFP. It serves a different primary-care-adjacent specialty but uses an analogous member-based professional society model.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): AAP is the dominant pediatric specialty society with a comparable CME, advocacy, journal (Pediatrics), and tiered membership offering. While focused on pediatrics rather than family medicine, AAP exemplifies a large incumbent professional society model relevant to ACOFP's operating playbook.

Emerging players

• American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA): AAPA represents physician associates (PAs), who ACOFP includes as associate members. AAPA operates a similar CME, advocacy, and convention-led model across the PA workforce, positioning it as an adjacent but increasingly competitive society for primary care clinician mindshare.
• Obesity Medicine Association (OMA): OMA is ACOFP's named collaboration partner for joint obesity-management perspectives from primary care. OMA specializes in obesity medicine across clinicians and competes implicitly for the same CME and member mindshare around metabolic and GLP-1-related content.

Direct peers

• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM): STFM focuses on family medicine educators and academic programs, overlapping with ACOFP's educator segment. Both organizations drive CME, residency training resources, and academic family medicine advocacy, making STFM a focused peer in the educator/product side of family medicine.
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA): AOA is the national parent body representing all osteopathic physicians and is the accreditor for osteopathic medical education (through COCA). ACOFP operates as a specialty society under the broader AOA umbrella, making AOA its closest institutional peer in osteopathic advocacy and professional society governance.
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): AAFP is the dominant national professional association for family physicians in the U.S., offering an overlapping suite of CME, advocacy, publications, and career resources. While ACOFP serves osteopathic family physicians specifically, AAFP represents the broader MD and DO family medicine community, making it the most direct analog for membership and CME offerings.
• American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP): ACOP serves osteopathic pediatricians using the same specialty-society playbook: tiered membership, CME, journal, advocacy, and an annual convention. It shares ACOFP's structure, audience relationship to AOA, and recurring-dues business model.
• American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI): ACOI is a sibling osteopathic specialty college serving internal medicine DOs with the same membership, CME, advocacy, and annual convention model. Comparability stems from the parallel specialty-college structure within osteopathic medicine.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acofp_official
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ACOFP
• Facebookfacebook.com/ACOFP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-college-of-osteopathic-family-physicians
• Instagraminstagram.com/acofp

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