Purpose

The Family Medicine Education Consortium, Inc. seeks to identify and recognize family physicians who have developed innovative projects and programs that have had a positive impact on the world. The FMEC seeks to recognize family physicians who have demonstrated significant achievement in promoting the health and well-being of the community at the local, state, national or international levels.

Eligibility

The family physician (nominee) must:

·        Currently live and/or work in the northeast region of the US at the time of nomination (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and the District of  Columbia (D.C.)).

·        Have designed and implemented innovations that made a significant impact on the health and well-being of the community at large.

·        Should be currently alive and active in their project.

·        Nominations may include recently retired individuals. Their efforts should have had a demonstrable impact on a group or groups of people in the community at large. The focus of their effort may be related to the health care, political, economic, religious/spiritual domains.

Nomination and Submission Process
We seek nominations from family physicians, residents, medical students, or representatives of organizations who are FMEC members and are associated with family physicians in the northeast region of the US.

·        A nomination should include a letter (two to three pages) summarizing the individual’s contribution and a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae (CV).

·        The nominations will be reviewed by a review committee that is made up of FMEC members and previous award winners.

The award winner will be recognized at the FMEC annual meeting each year.
Questions? Contact [email protected]

Past Award Winners:

2024 Award Winner - John N. Boll, Jr., DO, FAAFP
2023 Award Winner - James J. Ledwith, Jr., MD, FAAFP
2022 Award Winner - Sara G. Shields, MD, MS
2021 Award Winner -  Linda W. Prine, MD
2020 Award Winner - J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, FAAFP
2019 Award Winner - Hugh Silk, MD, MPH, FAAFP
2018 Award Winner - Holly Ann Russell, MD
2017 Award Winner - Joshua Steinberg, MD
2016 Award Winner - Bruce Block, MD
2015 Award Winner - Vincent Waite, MD, MPH and TM
2014 Award Winner - Alan Dappen, MD   and   Susan Kaye MD, FAAFP
2013 Award Winner - Stephen Smith, MD, MPH
2012 Award Winner - Jeffrey S. Geller, MD
2011 Award Winner  - Jeffrey Brenner, MD
2010 Award Winner - John Rugge, MD
2009 Award Winner - Michael Fine, MD
2008 Award Winner - Craig C. Clark, MD
2007 Award Winner - Douglas Stockman, MD
2006 Award Winner - Alain J. Montegut, MD
2005 Award Winner - Alvin H. Strelnick, MD
2004 Award Winner - Jeffery E. Heck, MD
2003 Award Winner - Robert Paeglow, MD

Purpose

The Family Medicine Education Consortium, Inc. seeks to identify and recognize family physicians who have developed innovative projects and programs that have had a positive impact on the world. The FMEC seeks to recognize family physicians who have demonstrated significant achievement in promoting the health and well-being of the community at the local, state, national or international levels.

Eligibility:

The family physician (nominee) must:

·        Currently live and/or work in the northeast region of the US at the time of nomination (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and the District of  Columbia (D.C.)).

·        Have designed and implemented innovations that made a significant impact on the health and well-being of the community at large.

·        Should be currently alive and active in their project.

·        Nominations may include recently retired individuals. Their efforts should have had a demonstrable impact on a group or groups of people in the community at large. The focus of their effort may be related to the health care, political, economic, religious/spiritual domains.

Nomination and Submission Process:
We seek nominations from family physicians, residents, medical students or representatives of organizations who are FMEC members and are associated with family physicians in the northeast region of the US.

·        A nomination should include a letter (two to three pages) summarizing the individual’s contribution and a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae (CV).

·        The nominations will be reviewed by a review committee that is made up of FMEC members and previous award winners.

The award winner will be recognized at the FMEC annual meeting each year.

Questions?  Contact [email protected]