MAOFP Family Physician of the Year Award

Richard LaBaere, D.O., 2006-07 Family Physician of the Year	The Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians (MAOFP) requests nominations annually for our prestigious award that recognizes the outstanding Family Physician of the Year, an osteopathic physician who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to promoting osteopathic family medicine in the state of Michigan. Nominees for this award should be a member in good standing of MAOFP and exemplify the highest qualities of dedication to the osteopathic profession, to patients, and to the community through professional and public service as a practicing physician. Scholarship and leadership activities in hospital, state society and national organizations will be recognized.
The award winner will be invited to attend the MAOFP Summer Family Practice Symposium & Risk Management Seminar to receive a plaque and congratulations during the President’s Banquet and Award Ceremony. Nominations must be received by May 1st each year in order for consideration.
Complete the nomination form for the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physician's annual Family Physician of the Year Award.

MAOFP Distinguished Service Award

The Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians (MAOFP) is request nominations annually for our prestigious Distinguished Service Award to be given to an individual(s) or organization(s) exemplifying outstanding dedication to the profession by contribution to the advancement of osteopathic family practice in the state of Michigan. The nominees for this award should demonstrate the highest qualities of professional and public service that have positively influenced osteopathic family medicine. The honoree(s) need not be an osteopathic physician. The award will be presented only to a deserving candidate(s) and may not be awarded annually. The award winner(s) will be invited to attend the MAOFP Summer Family Practice Symposium & Risk Management Seminar to receive a plaque and congratulations during the President’s Banquet and Award Ceremony. Nominations must be received by May 1st each year in order for consideration.

Complete the nomination form for the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physician's annual Distinguished Service Award. for the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physician's annual Family Physician of the Year Award.

MAOFP Resident of the Year Award

The award winner will be invited to attend the annual MAOFP Summer Family Practice Symposium & Risk Management Seminar. At the President’s Banquet and Award Ceremony during the seminar, the winner will receive $100 and a plaque. The criteria for this award will be based on the nominee’s strengths in the following areas: 
1) Exhibiting leadership qualities and community involvement during educational training (e.g. chief resident, chief intern, volunteering for organization of community projects, etc.)
2) Exemplifying the highest quality of dedication to the osteopathic profession (e.g. teaching, involvement in political action/committees, etc.)
3) Promoting osteopathic family medicine in the state of Michigan
4) Exhibiting scholarship achievement in the field of family medicine (e.g. research, submitting resident scholarly activity, etc) Osteopathic physician candidates for the Resident of the Year award can be nominated by any of the following; a preceptor, faculty member, mentor, DME, hospital administrator, physician, or another resident. Each candidate must submit a one-page biography and curriculum vitae, as well as a written statement(s) from each nominating person. The resident may have more than one nominating individual. Please be sure to include the contact information for the person(s) submitting a nomination and name of the resident being nominated.

Competition for the MAOFP Family Practice Resident Scientific Paper Award

Mark Olgaard, D.O., President, presenting Dmitry Pelishev, D.O., the first place award in the 2006-07 Resident Scientific Paper Competition.	ATTENTION: FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENTS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS & D.M.E.s Program Directors and hospital affiliates please post this announcement, and promote this MAOFP award to demonstrate your successful training of our future D.O.s. Your institution should receive credit for the hard work of your residents and staff.
Every year the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians recognizes and bestows an award for the outstanding scientific paper written by an Osteopathic Family Practice resident in a Michigan training program. As part of the requirements of an ACOFP approved residency program, each FP resident must complete a scientific paper. MAOFP requests submission of all scientific papers from FP residents in training for review and consideration for the “MAOFP Family Practice Resident Paper of the Year Award”. Previous publication of the paper is acceptable. More than one paper may be submitted for consideration, but only a single prize can be awarded in a calendar year. MAOFP offers family practice residents an opportunity to gain recognition and a monetary award for their scholarly activity. First Place $500 Second Place $200 Third Place $100 The winners will be invited to attend our annual MAOFP Summer Family Practice Symposium and Risk Management Seminar. The winners will be announced and receive their award at the Stakeholders Membership Meeting on Friday during the seminar. A condensed version of the first place paper will be published in the winter issue of our bi-annual MAOFP Newsletter. (Please note: this is a newsletter and not considered an official medical publication therefore; it does not limit you to having your paper published in any other forum.) The MAOFP office must receive all papers by May 1st in order to be considered for the award. Please forward a copy of all papers with your contact information to:
MAOFP 2445 Woodlake Circle Okemos, MI 48864 Contact information for all authors is mandatory and requires: name, address, e-mail, phone number, and fax number. Please direct all inquiries to the MAOFP office at (800) 657-1556 or by email at maofp@mi-osteopathic.org. Complete the form for the MAOFP Family Practice Family Practice Resident Scientific Paper Award Competition.