Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award

Award Overview

The $16,500 Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award creates an opportunity for first-year and second-year Family Medicine Residents to fulfill a desire to address health disparities by tackling the health needs of the underserved in their local communities. Up to two awards will be presented annually.

The application period closes March 15.

All first-year and second-year Family Medicine residents who are members of the AAFP are eligible to apply. The 12-month service project, June 1 – May 31, has the following requirements:

• 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 results at the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students.
• 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.