Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award

Resident must work with an organization that provides health care (e.g., free clinic, health department) to enhance services.

Project must address a health disparity in the community.

Project should have an enduring benefit to the patients and the community that will continue after the 12-month project period.

Resident must present at the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. This presentation will occur at the mid-point of the project and serves as an interim report.

In designing the project, emphasis should be placed on activities that will have an enduring benefit to the patients and the community after the 12-month project period.

Read Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award Guidelines.

Download and complete budget worksheet. Upload with application online.

Required Letters of Recommendation/Support:
- Residency Director’s letter of recommendation.
- Letter of recommendation from the Medical or Clinic Director where the project will be implemented.
- Mentor’s letter of recommendation including agreement to assist with the project.
- Letters must be typed, on letterhead, with a valid signature and uploaded with the online application.

Resident Reporting Deadlines & Presentation Requirements:
- Interim Presentation at FUTURE (formerly National Conference): late July/early August.
- Final Report (including brief video project summary): February 1.
- End of Project Survey: March 1.

Clinic Reporting Requirements: End of Project Survey due January 1.

$10,000 award will be provided to the resident whose service project is selected for funding. This funding is to be used by the resident only for costs directly related to the project. These may include: medical supplies (e.g., diabetes testing), equipment rental or purchase, software purchase or lease, patient education materials, communication expenses (e.g., postage, printing, office supplies), patient incentives/reimbursement, mileage/transportation (e.g., resident mileage), patient reimbursement, and personnel not employed by free clinic or health care facility (e.g., patient educators, substance abuse or peer counselors).

$5,000 award will be provided to the free clinic (or similar health care facility) where the service project is implemented.

$500 stipend will be given to the residency program to celebrate and recognize the resident who wins the Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award.

$1,000 travel award reimbursement will be provided to the resident to attend the National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students for the purpose of presenting the results of the project. Note: Registration fees for National Conference will be waived for speakers.

Indirect or overhead costs.

Travel to present findings at a professional meeting, conference or seminar. (Note: The $1,000 travel award reimbursement is provided in addition to the $10,000 award to the resident and must be used to attend AAFP's National Conference and present the project's results and findings.)