February 2000 • Volume 6 • Number 2
Take note of key AAFP deadlines
The Academy's Public Health Award honors members who have made extraordinary contributions to public health. Nomination deadline: March 1. For information or application forms, call (800) 274-2237, Ext. 5542, or e-mail ncrossfi@aafp.org.
The planning committee for the 22nd Annual Conference on Patient Education invites proposals for presentations at this national CME meeting Nov. 16-19 in Albuquerque, N.M. Conference sponsors: AAFP and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Submission deadline: March 15. For information, call (800) 274-2237, Ext. 5534; e-mail prodrig@aafp.org; or visit http://www.aafp.org/pec.
The Academy is seeking scientific exhibits and family practice research proposals for the Sept. 20-24 Scientific Assembly in Dallas. For information, call (800) 274-2237, Ext. 6568 (about research presentations) and Ext. 6564 (about the exhibits), or see "Quick Fax."
If you'd like to increase your research skills and knowledge base and tackle questions of importance to family medicine, you may qualify for an Advanced Research Training Grant. Sixteen AAFP members have received grants to far, and the third cycle of grant competition just started. Recipients may receive as much as $50,000 a year for one or two years.
To apply, call (800) 274-2237, Ext. 5504, for guidelines. Submit a letter of intent by April 7. After reviewing submitted letters, the Task Force for the Plan to Enhance Family Practice Research will request full proposals from selected applicants in May and announce recipients in September.
The Commission on Clinical Policies and Research is accepting applications for Matching Funds for Constituent Chapter Research. Application deadline: April 15; grants awarded in spring and fall. Applications must be approved by constituent chapter presidents or executives prior to submission to AAFP. Application information is available at http://www.aafp.org/research/matchapp.html, or by calling (800) 274-2237, Ext. 5560.
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