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.  The MAFP seeks nominations from the public for this award. Nominations may also come from colleagues and administrators.

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.

Criteria
Nominees must be MAFP members and spend  at least fifty-percent of his/her time in direct patient care. (Please call the MAFP office if you would like to check your physician's membership status.)

Caring:  What makes this individual special?  How have they demonstrated compassion?

Comprehensive Medical Service:  Describe the quality of care provided by the individual.  How do they care for you as a whole person?  Do they care for other members of your family?

Community:  Where does this individual volunteer?  How does this individual make a difference in the community beyond their job in the clinic?

Service as a Role Model:  Does this individual serve as a mentor to students/residents?  Is this individual a role model?

Family Physician of the Year Flyer 2012 (PDF)

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Family Physician of the Year Award Rules (PDF)

Nomination letters should be mailed 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 for 2012:  December 5, 2011
(Nominations accepted between August 1, 2011, and December 5, 2011)

Once the nomination deadline has passed, additional letters of support for each of the nominees will be accepted until December 15th.   However, no new nominations will be accepted beyond the initial deadline. *Update - Any letters of support received before NOON on Monday, December 19, 2012, will be accepted. 

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 four 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 2012.


See Video Featuring the 2011 Winner  (.wmv file)

Meet the 2011 Winner

See 2011 Finalists