The Association Bylaws require that a prospective member be a physician qualified to practice medicine in the USA and Canada. Provision for a nonphysician to belong to the AAP is found in the affiliate member category. An academic physiatrist from a non-North American country can qualify as an international member. Associate, resident, affiliate, and international members enjoy all the benefits of membership except voting and holding office. A Diplomate member must also hold an academic appointment as a physiatrist in a North American Medical School.
Emeritus membership is for a physician permanently retired from the practice of medicine.