November 2000 • Volume 6 Number 11
AAFP sets deadlines for awards, proposals
Take note of these upcoming AAFP deadlines in 2001. For each listing below, call the contact person at (800) 274-2237 and the extension number provided, or send an e-mail to the e-mail address provided.
- Application forms are now available for the Parke-Davis Teacher Development Awards which recognize excellence in part-time teaching. The application deadline is Jan. 15. For more information and an application form, contact Susie Morantz at Ext. 4470 or smorantz@aafp.org.
- The Academy's Public Health Award honors members who have made extraordinary contributions to public health. Nominations must be submitted by March 1. For more information and application forms, contact Nancy Crossfield at Ext. 5542 or ncrossfi@aafp.org.
- Nominations for the Mead Johnson Awards for Graduate Education must be submitted by March 2. The awards recognize second-year residents demonstrating leadership, community involvement and exemplary patient care. Applications may be obtained by contacting Penny Fletcher at Ext. 6812 or pfletche@aafp.org.
- March 15 is the proposal deadline for workshops, seminars, lectures, papers, poster displays and special interest discussions at the 2001 Conference on Patient Education Nov. 15-18 in Seattle. For more information, contact Melody Goller at Ext. 3134 or mgoller@aafp.org.
- The AAFP will soon begin accepting nominations for the 2001 Thomas W. Johnson Award and Exemplary Teaching Awards. The deadline for submissions is April 16.
The Thomas W. Johnson Award honors Academy members who have made outstanding contributions to family practice education at the undergraduate, graduate and continuing education levels.
The Exemplary Teaching Awards recognize members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching as well as those who have implemented outstanding educational programs and/or created innovative teaching models. Nominations may be submitted only by AAFP constituent chapters.
Application materials for the Exemplary Teaching Awards will be mailed to all chapter executives in January. Nomination packets for the Thomas W. Johnson Award will be available in mid-January and can be obtained by contacting Stacy Singleton at Ext. 6705 or ssinglet@aafp.org. Questions about both awards may also be directed to Singleton.
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