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The Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research is given annually to honor a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to primary care research over the course of a lifetime. Scientists from all nations, working in all professional fields and scientific disciplines, are eligible to receive the Wood Award, which is presented at the NAPCRG Annual Meeting. Call for 2010 Wood Award Nominations The award is named in honor of Maurice Wood, an early leader in primary care research and a founder of NAPCRG.
Previous recipients are: Curtis Hames, MD (1995), Martin Bass, MD, MSc (1996), Frans JA Huygen, MD (1997), Jack Medalie, MD, MPH (1998), Kerr White,MD (1999), Barbara Starfield, MD (2000), Ian McWhinney, MD (2001), Walter Rosser, MD (2002), Michael Klein, MD, CCFP (2003), Larry Green, MD (2004), Henk Lamberts, MD, PhD (2005), Ann-Louise Kinmonth, MD, FMedSci (2006), Carol Herbert, MD, CCFP, FCFP (2007), Chris van Weel, MD, PhD (2008), and Ann Macaulay CM, MD, FCFP (2009).
NAPCRG solicits nominees for the annual Wood Award from members and other professionals. To nominate an individual for the 2010 Wood Award, submit a letter describing the nominee’s contributions to primary care research and state why the person should be a candidate. Include a CV with the nomination letter. Send nominations by April 12, 2010, to NAPCRG via e-mail to pnoland@napcrg.org. Please note that nominations are held in the selection pool for 3 years. After that point, individuals will have to be re-nominated to be considered. Please contact the NAPCRG office with questions at 888-371-6397.
Criteria and Process
Application Form
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