American Academy of Family Physicians

Honors, Awards Given During 2009 Annual Assembly

By News Staff
10/14/2009

Each year at the AAFP Assembly, the Academy recognizes members and others for their outstanding contributions to family medicine. The following persons were honored during this year's Assembly.
  • 2010 Family Physician of the Year -- Karl Watts, M.D., of Boise, Idaho
  • Thomas W. Johnson Award for Career Contributions to Family Medicine Education -- Paul Young, M.D., of Lexington, Ky.
  • Exemplary Teaching Awards -- Randall Longenecker, M.D., of Bellefontaine, Ohio (full-time faculty); Barbara Coats, M.D., of Wichita, Kan. (volunteer faculty)
  • AAFP Public Health Award -- Rani Whitfield, M.D., of Baton Rouge, La.
  • Robert Graham Physician Executive Award -- John Little, M.D., of Columbia, S.C.

News From 2009 Annual Assembly