Program of Excellence Award Winners | 2019

The American Academy of Family Physicians has named 19 family medicine interest groups (FMIGs) as the 2019 Program of Excellence Award winners for their exemplary efforts generating interest in family medicine.

The winning applications are posted below to facilitate the sharing of best practices and programming ideas among FMIGs nationwide.

2019 Award-Winning Applications

Overall Award Winners

• Oregon Health & Sciences University Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group(340 KB PDF)
• University of Minnesota Medical School – Duluth Campus Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• University of Missouri -Columbia School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)*
• University of Washington School of Medicine and WWAMI Programs Family Medicine Interest Groups(212 KB PDF)
• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• Virginia Commonwealth University Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)

Categorical Award Winners

• Excellence in FMIG Operation: University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)*
• Excellence in Professional Development: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Family Medicine Interest Group(298 KB PDF)
• Excellence in Promoting the Scope of Family Medicine: Northeast Ohio Medical University Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• Excellence in Promoting the Value of Family Medicine: Medical University of South Carolina Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• Special Consideration for Collaborative Initiatives: Frank H Netter, MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University Family Medicine Interest Group(210 KB PDF)
• Special Consideration for a First-time Applicant: University of Tennessee Health Science Center Family Medicine Interest Group(225 KB PDF)
• Honorable Mention for Community Engagement: Ross University School of Medicine – Kern Medical Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• Honorable Mention in Community Service: University of Mississippi School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group(11 page PDF)
• Honorable Mention in Exposure to Family Medicine and Family Physicians: University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus Family Medicine Interest Group(233 KB PDF)

*School was selected to receive one of two $600 cash prizes. One cash prize is awarded to a school with a long history of excellence in FMIG programming, and the other is awarded to a school that is new to the Awards program or that has shown significant progress.