Start a State Affiliate

Why become an affiliate?

The SDPA's network of state affiliates makes it possible to have strong support and recognition on a national level. Legislators want to hear from locals and having a state affiliate will make you heard! Your affiliate will support DermPAs™ in your state on key state-specific matters and local concerns. Through the SDPA State Affiliate agreement, your group will also help the national SDPA better reach and support your state members. Finally, it gives you the opportunity to provide education, news, events, and other information and benefits to working dermatology professionals in your local area.

Forming a new SDPA affiliate group may seem daunting, but it’s not outside of your reach. To make the process as approachable as possible the SDPA has developed a step by step guide on forming an affiliate organization. The guide include not only instructions on establishing your organization a legal nonprofit, but also on how to establish your bylaws, build article of incorporate, set up your policies and procedures and ways to encourage members to join. You can find all our documents and resources in our SDPA Document Library. Use the links below to find out more (you must sign in to access these resources):

Ready to get started?

Now that you have read through the documents and are ready to get your organization off the ground, email us at membership@dermpa.org to let us know of your interest. Please be prepared to complete an application form to submit your new state affiliate to the SDPA Board for review and consideration. 

Questions?

Email us at membership@dermpa.org.

SDPA State Ambassadors

For more information on SDPA State Ambassadors, visit this page.