Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

STFM Innovative Program Award

STFM announces its call for nominations for the 2009 STFM Innovative Program Award. This award is offered to honor excellence in the development of an original educational program or activity for family practice residents, students, or faculty. The award is intended to recognize a broad interpretation of innovative family medicine programs to include innovative residency programs, clerkships, services, curricula, or other activities that have had a significant, positive impact on family medicine education.

The 2012 award will be presented during STFM's Annual Spring Conference in Seattle, Washington, April 25-29, 2012.

Nomination Criteria:

The Communications Committee will rate candidates based on the

a) innovativeness of the program or activity,
b) sustained impact on home institution, and
c) regional/national impact on family medicine education.

Nominations Requirements:

  • A nominator who is an STFM member, although nominee may be a member or a nonmember; self-nomination is acceptable.
  • A statement from the nominator citing the nominee's involvement in the program or activity development, the program/activity's impact on improving resident, student, or faculty education, and the regional or national significance of the program/activity
  • Up to an additional three letters of support from individuals familiar with the program or activity, whether participants, graduates, or supervisors
  • Appropriate program materials
  • Curriculum vitae of the nominee(s)

Nominators are asked to accumulate the items listed in the nomination requirements above and send them electronically along with a nomination form to Jan Cartwright, by October 19, 2011. The STFM Communications Committee will screen the nominations, and the STFM Board of Directors will make the final selection.

Nomination Form

List of previous winners