2009 WAFP Family Physician of the Year
William G. Sayres, MD, Spokane

Now Requesting Nominations for 2010
Download 2010 Nomination Form

The Washington Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) is requesting nominations for the 2010 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 and spend at least fifty percent of his/her time in direct patient care.  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 2010 WAFP Family Physician of the Year may be nominated as Washington’s nominee for the 2011 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, 2010.

Previous Honorees
WAFP Family Physician of the Year

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