FPOY

Family Physician of the Year

Richard D. Kovar, MD, FAAFP Named
2012 AAFP Family Physician of the Year
Seattle physician earns prestigious national award for providing culturally competent and compassionate care to the poor and underprivileged, locally and globally
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2011 WAFP Family Physician of the Year
Vicki L. Black, MD, FAAFP, Yakima

Now Requesting Nominations for 2012
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The Washington Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) is requesting nominations for the 2012 FAMILY PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR (FPOY). The purpose of this award is to honor a physician who exemplifies, in the tradition of family medicine, a compassionate commitment to improving the health and well-being of people and communities throughout Washington.

The candidate must be a member in good standing of WAFP. Nominees should exemplify the ideals of family medicine, including providing comprehensive, compassionate services on a continuing basis to his/her community, and possessing personal qualities that make him/her a role model to professional colleagues.

Any member of the WAFP may submit a nomination. Eligibility will be verified by the FPOY Committee. Qualified nominees may be nominated more than once; however, a member may receive the award only once. Current members of the WAFP Board and Family Physician of the Year Committee are not eligible for nomination.

The award presentation will be made during the WAFP Annual Meeting Banquet and Foundation Auction in May. The physician chosen as the 2012 WAFP Family Physician of the Year may be nominated as Washington’s nominee for the 2013 AAFP Family Physician of the Year award.

Please send the nomination form, a current CV and head/shoulders photo of your nominee, and up to eight pages of supporting letters/documentation from colleagues or patients to the WAFP office no later than January 31, 2012.

Previous Honorees
WAFP Family Physician of the Year

2011 Vicki L. Black, MD, FAAFP, Yakima
2010 Richard D. Kovar, MD, Seattle
2009 William G. Sayres, MD, Spokane
2008 William G. Marsh, MD, Puyallup
2007 William F. Roes, MD, Tacoma
2006 W. Bradlee Gerrish, MD, Snohomish
2005 Malcolm A. Butler, MD, Wenatchee
2004 Stephen H. Krebel, MD, Forks
2003 Bertha Safford, MD, Ferndale
2002 Joseph Shamseldin, MD, Seattle
2001 Amos P. Bratrude, MD, Omak
2000 John C. Anderson, MD, Cle Elum
1999 William R. Philips, MD, MPH, Seattle
1998 Joseph N. Scardapane, MD, Seattle
1997 Douglas O. Corpron, MD, Yakima
1996 Timothy R. Teusink, MD, Kent
1995 Walter A. Henze, MD, Tonasket
1994 Ramoncita R. Maestas, MD, Seattle
1993 Richard P. Bunch, MD, Othello
1992 Roy H. Virak, MD, Tacoma
1991 Nancy L. Foote, MD, Yakima
1990 Harold P. Clure, MD, Anacortes
1989 Anna H. Chavelle, MD, Seattle
1988 Norman A. Erie, MD, Oak Harbor
1987 Leeon F. Aller, Jr., MD, Snohomish
1986 Richard H. Layton, MD, Seattle
1985 Charles C. Strong, MD, Vancouver
1984 Kenneth D. Graham, MD, Tacoma
1983 William F. Mead, MD, Port Angeles
1982 Wayne B Zook, MD, Wenatchee
1981 Thomas H. Clark, MD, Sumner
1980 Donald M. Keith, MD, Seattle

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