Family medicine is made up of many great educators, leaders, and scholars. It is important to give recognition to the discipline’s best and brightest. The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine is now accepting nominations for the following STFM research, leadership, and teaching awards. These awards will be presented at the 2014 STFM Annual Spring Conference, May 3–7, in San Antonio, Texas.
Curtis G. Hames Research Award in Family Medicine—Supported by the Hames Endowment of the Medical College of Georgia, This award 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. Nomination deadline is November 15, 2013.
STFM Best Research Paper Award—This award is intended to recognize the best research paper published by an STFM member in a peer-reviewed journal between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. Award selection is based on the quality of the research and the potential effect of the paper and its importance to patients’ health and well-being. Nomination deadline is November 15, 2013.
F. Marian Bishop Award—Presented by the STFM Foundation, this award honors individuals who have significantly enhanced the academic credibility of family medicine by a sustained, long-term commitment to family medicine in the academic setting. Nomination deadline is October 15, 2013.
Lynn and Joan Carmichael STFM Recognition Award—This award honors an STFM member or nonmember for outstanding leadership in advancing family medicine as a discipline. The nominee’s achievements and activities should be clearly recognized as enhancing or supporting family medicine education by improving resources available for its support, by defense or support of its objectives, or by other notable service to the discipline. Such achievements should have had significance at a national level. Nomination deadline is October 18, 2013
STFM Excellence in Education Award—Designed to honor outstanding teachers, this award recognizes an STFM member for personal excellence in family medicine education, with demonstrated skills in teaching, curriculum development, mentoring, research, or leadership in education at regional or national levels. The nominee must have sustained involvement in family medicine teaching. Nomination deadline is October 18, 2013
STFM Innovative Program Award—This award honors excellence in the development of an original educational program or activity for family medicine residents, students, or faculty. It is intended to recognize a broad interpretation of innovative family medicine programs to include residency programs, clerkships, services, curricula, or other activities that have had a significant, positive impact on family medicine education. Nomination deadline is October 18, 2013
STFM Advocate Award—Designed to recognize excellence in the field of political advocacy, this award honors an STFM member for outstanding work in political advocacy at the local, state, or national level. The recipient’s efforts are not restricted to legislative work but cannot be solely individual patient advocacy. Nomination deadline is October 18
Nominate a worthy colleague for one of the above awards. Complete award information, including nomination forms and lists of previous winners, is available at http://www.stfm.org/about/awards.cfm.
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