Call for Nominations for Research Awards
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## SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION FOR 2004 CURTIS HAMES RESEARCH AWARD

The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine is accepting nominations for the 2004 Curtis G. Hames Research Award in Family Medicine, to be presented at the 2004 Annual Spring Conference, May 12-16, in Toronto, Ontario. The award, supported by the Hames Endowment of the Medical College of Georgia, is intended to honor those individuals whose careers over the years exemplify dedication to research in family medicine.

The award recipient is selected by a committee representing STFM, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the North American Primary Care Research Group. Previous Hames Award recipients are listed at [www.stfm.org/awards/awardhub.html](http://www.stfm.org/awards/awardhub.html) on the STFM Web site.

**Nomination letters and CVs must be postmarked by November 14, 2003,** and should be addressed to STFM, 11400 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy, Leawood, KS 66211. Contact Kay Frank, STFM, with questions at 800-274-2237, ext. 5402, society{at}stfm.org.

## COULD YOUR LAST STUDY WIN THE STFM BEST RESEARCH PAPER AWARD?

The Research Committee of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine is now accepting nominations for the 2004 STFM Research Paper Award, to be presented at the 2004 Annual Spring Conference, May 12-16, in Toronto, Ontario.

The award is intended to recognize the best research paper published in a peer-reviewed journal between July 1, 2002, and June 30, 2003 by an STFM member. The STFM Research Committee bases the award selection on the quality of the research and its potential impact.

Ten copies of the paper should accompany each nomination letter, which documents the potential effect of the paper and its importance to patients’ health and well-being.

**November 14, 2003, is the postmark deadline for nominations.** Send nominations to STFM, 11400 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy, Leawood, KS 66211. Contact Kay Frank, STFM, with questions at 800-274-2237, ext. 5402, society{at}stfm.org.

*Perry Dickinson, MD,* 

*University of Colorado* 

*Chair, Hames Award Committee* 

*   © 2003 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.