AAFP awards for family physicians
Family physicians are advancing the specialty by sharing their remarkable achievements.
Awards from the AAFP shine a spotlight on outstanding work in family medicine. That attention means every member can benefit from success stories that improved patient health and the practice of family medicine.
Advance your career—or your colleagues’ careers—by submitting a nomination for one or more of these national family medicine awards.
Family physician awards
AAFP Award for Distinguished and Meritorious Service to Family Medicine
Honor members, nonmembers, chapter executives with 25 years of service and entities for long-time dedication to furthering the AAFP’s objectives and the specialty of family medicine. Learn more.
AAFP Humanitarian Award
Recognize extraordinary and enduring humanitarian efforts, whether in the United States or abroad. Learn more.
AAFP Public Health Award
Recognize important contributions that improve the health of the public at the national, state or local level. Learn more.
Robert Graham Family Physician Executive Award
Honor an outstanding family physician executive who has contributed to excellent health care and has shown how family physicians can improve the overall health of the nation. Learn more.
Primary Care Innovation Fellowship
Family physicians and advanced students interested in improving health IT in primary care may be eligible for an AAFP Primary Care Innovation Fellowship. Learn more.
Meet AAFP award winners
Public Health Award winner: Fern Hauck, MD, MS, FAAFP
Exemplary Teaching Award winner: Phillip Brown, MD
Humanitarian Award winner: Shawn Vainio, MD, FAAFP
Thomas W. Johnson Award winner: Shou Ling Leong, MD
How to announce your AAFP award
Note to individual creating the press release: You’ll want to paste this text into Word and customize it for the correct award. The introductory paragraph is an example. Please replace with the right description and delete the rest from the template.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: [month, day, year]
Contact:
[first and last name, MD or DO]
[name of practice]
[office phone number with area code]
[email address]
[City] Family Physician Receives National Honor from the American Academy of Family Physicians
[City, State] — The American Academy of Family Physicians announced today the recipient of one of its most prestigious awards. [INSERT NAME AND TITLE] was recognized for their outstanding contributions to family medicine and public health.
[NAME and TITLE], a family physician from [CITY, STATE], was awarded the [YEAR and AWARD] by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The Robert Graham Family Physician Executive Award commends an outstanding family physician for their role as a physician executive, and the contributions they have made to their communities and family medicine.
AAFP Award for Distinguished and Meritorious Service to Family Medicine
This award recognizes members, nonmembers, chapter executives with 25-year service, and entities for long-time dedication to furthering the objectives of the AAFP and furthering the specialty of family medicine.
Humanitarian Award
This award recognizes extraordinary and enduring humanitarian efforts.
Primary Care Innovation Fellowship
The American Academy of Family Physicians is offering one Primary Care Innovation Fellowship position for family physicians interested in improving health IT in primary care.
Robert Graham Family Physician Executive Award
This award recognizes an outstanding family physician for their role as a physician executive.
Nikitas J. Zervanos Outstanding Program Director Award
This award recognizes a family medicine residency director who has demonstrated leadership and advancement of the specialty.
Thomas W. Johnson Award for Career Contributions to Family Medicine Education
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to Family Medicine education in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education spheres.
[Insert biography, professional achievements, practice information, and education of family physician].
“The AAFP congratulates [name] for winning this year’s [name of award]. The recipient of this award understands how family medicine is instrumental in improving health outcomes and the essential role family physicians play in caring for their patients their communities and ensuring patients have access to compassionate, comprehensive care,” said Sarah Nosal, MD, FAAFP, chair, American Academy of Family Physicians.
[Insert quote or more information from chapter leadership about recipient’s work in your state or community]
Learn more about AAFP’s awards for family physicians and teachers of family medicine at aafp.org.
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