Family Physician of the Year Award

This award is presented annually to a family physician who represents the highest ideals of the specialty of family medicine, including caring, comprehensive medical service, community involvement and service as a role model.

Beginning in October, the MAFP seeks nominations from the public for this award. Nominations may also come from colleagues and administrators. Nominees must be MAFP members.

Nominations must be in writing. Nominators should describe the candidate’s outstanding personal and professional qualities, as well as cite examples of the nominee’s involvement in his/her community.

Letters should be sent to:

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
Attn. Kristie Thorson
600 S. Highway 169, Suite #1680
St. Louis Park, MN 55426

Nomination letters can also be emailed to kthorson@mafp.org or faxed to the MAFP office at (952) 542-0135.

Nomination deadline:  Specific date to be determined.  Typically early January.

Once the nomination deadline has passed, additional letters of support for each of the nominees will be accepted for two weeks.  However, no new nominations will be accepted beyond the initial deadline.

If you have any questions, please call Kristie at (952) 542-0130 or (800) 999-8198.

All letters are carefully considered by members of a task force who will select up to six finalists. The MAFP Board of Directors will choose one of the finalists to receive the Family Physician of the Year Award.

The award will be presented during the MAFP Annual Meeting/Spring Refresher in April 2011.


See 2010 Finalists
Meet the 2010 Winner
View 2010 Family Physician of the Year Recipient News Release
View 2010 Family Physician of the Year Recipient News Release (PDF Version)