AAFP/F Wyeth Immunization Awards Program

These awards recognize Family Medicine Residency programs that have achieved high or improved immunization rates, or are implementing a system to increase childhood immunizations in medically underserved children age 19-35 months. View 2007 and 2008 award recipients to read about their winning programs.

To Apply:
Applications for 2009 awards are currently available; Best Practices, Most Improved and System Implementation. Applications must be completed and returned no later than midnight March 31, 2009.

Three Award Tracks are available:

Best Practices - Recognizes programs with an effective system in place that are achieving high childhood immunization rates, as measured within a 12-month time frame. See past award recipients and download 2009 application.
- - 2009 Best Practices Award Application (3-page Word file; About Downloading)
Most Improved - Recognizes program that have greatly improved their childhood immunization rates by overcoming barriers and other challenges, as measured within a 12-month period. See past award recipients and download 2009 award application.
- - 2009 Most Improved Award Application (3-page Word file; About Downloading)
System Implementation - Recognizes programs that will be implementing a system that increases immunization rates in medically underserved children age 19-35 months. See past award recipients and download 2009 award application.
- - 2009 System Implementation Award Application (3-page Word file; About Downloading)

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Winners Receive:

A monetary award or grant ($5,000 - $10,000) determined by rank of applications as scored by a review panel;
Travel scholarship for $1,000 to send a resident to the National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students;
An additional travel scholarship for $2,000 for top ranking programs to send a resident to the AAFP Scientific Assembly;
Framed certificate

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Questions? Contact Sondra Goodman, Programs and Grants Manager at (800) 274-2237, ext. 4457.

This program is sponsored by a grant to the AAFP Foundation from