The Curtis G. Hames Research Award honors those individuals whose careers over the years exemplify dedication to research in family medicine. The award recipient is selected by a committee representing STFM, the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, and the North American Primary Care Research Group.This award is supported by the Department of Family Medicine through the MCG Foundation's Hames Endowment of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.Recipients for this award are honored during the STFM Annual Spring Conference.
Curtis G. Hames Research Award
The Curtis G. Hames Research Award honors those individuals whose careers over the years exemplify dedication to research in family medicine.
Criteria for Curtis G. Hames Research Award
- Nominees for the Curtis G. Hames Research Award should be an individual who, through the course of his or her career, has contributed in a major, outstanding manner to the development of family medicine research.
- The committee may also consider individuals which it identifies as meritorious whether or not they are nominated through the open call for nominations.
The Selection Committee will review all nominations and make a final decision. The award recipient will be informed of their selection by mid-February.Note: Members of the selection committee are not eligible to receive the award while serving on the committee.
Past Winners of Curtis G. Hames Research Award
2016–2026
- 2026: Alex Krist, MD, MPH
- 2025: Peter F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, CAQHPM, DABFM
- 2024: Mark Ebell, MD, MS
- 2023: Michael Fetters, MD, MPH, MA
- 2022: Magdalena Pasarica, MD, PhD
- 2021: Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH
- 2020: Fern Hauck, MD, MS
- 2019: Caroline Richardson, MD
- 2018: W. Perry Dickinson, MD
- 2017: Mack Ruffin, IV, MD, MPH
- 2016: Richard Zimmerman, MD, MPH, MA, MS
2006–2015
- 2015: Diane Harper, MD, MPH, MS
- 2014: Benjamin Crabtree, PhD, and William Miller, MD
- 2013: Kevin Fiscella, MD
- 2012: Kurt Stange, MD
- 2011: Thomas Rosenthal, MD
- 2010: Alfred Berg, MD, MPH
- 2009: Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH
- 2008: Howard Rabinowitz, MD
- 2007: Peter Franks, MD
- 2006: Jack M. Colwill, MD
1996–2005
- 2005: Allen Dietrich, MD
- 2004: Stephen Zyzanski, PhD
- 2003: Paul Nutting, MD, MSPH
- 2002: Julian Tudor Hart, MD
- 2001: Lorne Becker, MD
- 2000: Klea Bertakis, MD, MPH
- 1999: Carole Bland, PhD
- 1998: Larry Green, MD
- 1997: Larry Culpepper, MD
- 1996: Roger Rosenblatt, MD, MPH
1985–1995
- 1995: Eugene Farley, Jr, MD, MPH
- 1994: Martin Bass, MD, MSc
- 1993: Paul Frame, MD
- 1992: Gerald Perkoff, MD
- 1991: George Parkerson, Jr, MD, MPH
- 1990: John P. Geyman, MD
- 1989: Ian R. McWhinney, MD, FCP, FRCP
- 1988: Jack H. Medalie, MD, MPH
- 1987: Jack Froom, MD
- 1986: Kerr White, MD
- 1985: Maurice Wood, MD
Legacy of Curtis G. Hames
Curtis Gordon Hames, MD, was a family physician and pioneer in the study of heart disease and stroke. He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia and was a visiting clinical professor in the Medical University of South Carolina Department of Family Medicine. Dr Hames was a MacArthur Family Foundation fellow and his Evans County Heart Study showed the value of HDL cholesterol. STFM created the Curtis G. Hames Research Award in 1985 to honor Dr Hames by recognizing family medicine physicians whose careers exemplify dedication to research in the specialty. This award is supported through the MCG Foundation’s Hames Endowment of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
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