1990

• – In the Spring 1990, at a USAFP meeting, a group of in-house Physician Recruiters decide to form a professional association

1991

• – In September 1991, the group hosts an annual meeting while at an AAFP meeting and Jerry Hess is elected President by a show of hands

1992

• – On October 14, 1992, the Association for Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR) was founded and incorporated as a nonprofit organization

1994

• – First Annual Educational Forum in Kansas City, MO with 101 attendees and 12 exhibitors

1995

• – First published educational magazine, the Journal of ASPR (JASPR)

2000

• – Launched Mentor program

2001

• – Launched the start of its certification series, “Fellowship 101”

2005

• – Hired its first Executive Director

2006

• – Expanded its certification program to include “Fellowship 201”

2007

• – Formed the Academic In-House Recruiters (AIR) shared interest group

2009

• – Collaborated with Medical Association Management Association (MGMA) on the Inaugural Physician Recruiter Benchmarking Survey after partnering with them in 2007 to help with the Physician Placement Starting Salary Survey. This partnership led to the eventual creation of the association’s annual benchmarking survey
• – Expanded its certification program to include “Fellowship 301”

2010

• – Certified 79 members as Fellows (FASPRs) at the annual conference for those who passed all Fellowship 101, 201 and 301 exams
• – Launched the association’s Benchmarking for Physician Searches survey and report

2013

• – Formed the Onboarding and Retention shared interest group

2019

• – Changed its name to the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR). The association’s publication is renamed “ROAR,” standing for Recruit, Onboard, and Retain

2020

• – Elevated the association’s certification program into one comprehensive course and a single exam based on a new competency model. The credential’s name changed from FASPR to the Certified Physician/Provider Recruitment Professional (CPRP)

2021

• – Launched Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Micro Certification course and exam for all CPRP certificants
• – Launched the Onboarding and Retention Certificate course
• – Launched Locum Tenens Management Certificate course
• – AAPPR announces the first annual Physician and Provider Recruitment Professionals Week #PPRPWeek

2023

• – Launched the Foundations of Recruitment Certificate online course

2024

• – Seven regional chapters (Illinois, Mid-Atlantic, Michigan, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, and Texas) merge with AAPPR to become Shared Interest Groups