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Members, health care professionals, and the public are invited to nominate a member for this new Award. The online form allows you to nominate a treasured family physician and also provides enough details directly in the form, so you don’t have to write a separate letter of support.
Eligibility Requirements
Be in active practice, with at least 50 percent of his/her time in direct patient care. Be an IAFP member in good standing and board-certified in family medicine. Have been in practice for at least five years since completing residency training.
Please note that members of the IAFP Board of Directors and previous recipients of the award are not eligible.
Illinois medical students, residents, and educators are to nominate members for the Illinois Family Medicine Teacher of the Year. We are accepting nominees for two separate categories: Employed or Volunteer faculty.
The Teacher of the Year Awards recognize a physician who has made outstanding contributions to the field of teaching family medicine by developing and implementing innovations in family medicine education. He or she also inspires new family physicians through dedication, mentoring, and support. The Illinois Teachers of the Year are submitted to AAFP as our nominees for the Exemplary Teaching Awards.
Eligibility Requirements
Be actively engaged in patient care. Be an IAFP member in good standing. Be board-certified in family medicine.
Have continuous active involvement in formal family medicine education at either the medical school or residency level for at least two full years after residency completion.
Please note that members of the IAFP Board of Directors and previous recipients of the award are not eligible.
The “Keenan Award” is presented by the IAFP Board of Directors based on nominations submitted by IAFP members and awarded at the discretion of the Board during the IAFP Annual Meeting.
The award honors an exceptional Illinois public health physician who demonstrates one or more of the following qualities:
· Dedicates career to public health.
· Has worked on or led public health initiatives outside their usual duties to serve their community.
· Enhances population health outcomes through their work.
· Works to improve health equity through continuous efforts within workplaces or communities.
Please note that members of the IAFP Board of Directors and previous recipients of the award are not eligible.
