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IAFP Awards
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 provide 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. Be in practice at least five years since completing residency training
Members of the IAFP Board of Directors and previous recipients of the award are not eligible
Illinois medical students, residents and educators 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 recognizes 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 their 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 years after residency completion.
The “Keenan Award” is bestowed by the IAFP Board of Directors from nominations contributed by IAFP members and presented at the IAFP Annual Meeting at the discretion of the Board.
The award recognizes an outstanding Illinois physician in public health who embodies one or more of the following qualities:
· Dedicates career to public health.
· Has worked or led public health initiatives beyond their normal practice in service to their community.
· Improves population-level health outcomes through their work.
· Works to enhance health equity through ongoing initiatives within the workplace or their community.
