STFM Members Recognized at NAPCRG Annual Meeting

Several members of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) received awards at the 2024 North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting in Québec City, Canada. The conference was held November 20–24.

STFM members who received awards were:

• Irf Asif, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Perry Dickinson, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz
• Warren Newton, MD, MPH, president and CEO of the American Board of Family Medicine
• Amanda Weidner, MPH, University of Illinois Chicago

Dr Dickinson received the NAPCRG Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research. This annual award honors a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to primary care research. Dr Dickinson is a past president of both STFM and NAPCRG.

Dr Asif, Dr Newton, and Dr Weidner each received the NAPCRG President’s Award.

NAPCRG supports and nurtures clinicians, scientists, students, and patients in pursuit of primary care research. Donate to NAPCRG online to help expand the reach of primary care research.

Bich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH, Receives the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Award

STFM member Bich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH, University of Houston, has been awarded the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Award. She received the award during TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit in The Woodlands on Nov. 9, 2024.

The award honors physicians who advocate for health equity, encourage increased representation from groups historically underrepresented in medicine, or promote inclusivity in health care settings and organized medicine. Read the press release from TAFP about Dr Nguyen’s award.

Dr Nguyen has been a STFM member since 2012 and is a current member of PRiMER journal. She served on the STFM Communications Committee from 2017–2021 and was a past STFM Medical Editing Fellow.