Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research
Named in honor of Maurice Wood, a pioneering figure in primary care research and founder of NAPCRG, the award celebrates individuals whose work has had a lasting impact on the field. Recipients are selected by NAPCRG's Award Committee, Past Presidents and Current President.
Maurice Wood Award
The Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research is presented annually to recognize a researcher who has made exceptional, lifelong contributions to the field of primary care research. Open to scientists from all nations, across all professional fields and scientific disciplines, this prestigious award is presented at the NAPCRG Annual Meeting.
The Call for Awards Nominations will close April 16, 2025
Nomination/Submission Process
1) Nominator: By April 16, 2025, each nominator will submit the following materials electronically:
- Nomination form - linked below
- A letter of support, written by the nominator, clearly depicting why the nominee should receive this award. Nominees will be evaluated on their overall body of lifetime work, personal research achievements, contributions to building primary care research. A small portion of the letter should stipulate why the nominee is eligible for this award. The letter should be no more than two pages in length.
Please note: After submitting your nomination, please notify the nominee. The nominee must complete a nomination package. The questions are in depth and may require between 1-3 hours of time to complete.
2) Nominee: The Awards Committee Chair will contact each nominee via e-mail to inform them that they're being considered for the Distinguished Mentor Award. The nominee will be required to submit the following by April 25, 2025:
- Complete the nominee form
- Upload a current curriculum vitae (five pages maximum, if more than five pages are included the committee will only review the first five.)
Please note: Once you begin your submission, you will not be able to save and return unless you click "Save and Resume". You must save the link provided, NAPCRG staff will not be able to provide you with the link.
Eligibility Criteria:
- The nominee can be from any nation, profession or scientific discipline.
- The nominee must be a primary care or family medicine researcher.
- The nominee must be living at the time of nomination.
If you have questions about the Wood Award, contact napcrgoffice@napcrg.org.
The Wood Award is supported by donations from friends of primary care research across North America and around the world, including NAPCRG members, the Department of Family and Community Medicine in the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and the Medical College of Georgia Foundation Hames Endowment.
Selection
Nominees will be evaluated on:
- Overall body of lifetime work
- Personal research achievements
- Contributions to building primary care research
The Wood Award is supported by donations from friends of primary care research across North America and around the world, including NAPCRG members, the Department of Family Medicine in the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and the Medical College of Georgia Foundation Hames Endowment.
Recipients
2024 - Perry Dickinson, MD, Colorado, US
2023 - Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH, California, US (Presentation & Slides)
2022 - Kevin Grumbach, MD, California, US (Presentation coming soon)
2021 - Arch G. Mainous III, PhD, Florida, US (Presentation)
2020 - Paul Stephen Little, MD, MSc, Southampton, UK (Presentation)
2019 - William R Phillips, MD, MPH, Washington, US (Presentation)
2018 - Kurt Stange, MD, PhD, Cleveland, Ohio
2017 - Moira Stewart, PhD, Ontario, Canada
2016 - Allen Dietrich, MD, New Hampshire, US
2015 - Leif Solberg, MD, Minnesota, US
2014 - George (Ed) Fryer, Jr., PhD, Arkansas, US
2013 - William Hogg, MD, Ottawa, Canada
2012 - Stephen Zyzanski, PhD, Ohio, US
2011 – David Katerndahl, MD, Texas, US
2010 – Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH, Massachusetts, US
2009 – Ann C Macaulay CM, MD, FCFP, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2008 – Chris van Weel MD, PhD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2007 – Carol P Herbert, MD, CCFP, Ontario, Canada
2006 - Ann-Louise Kinmonth, MD, Cambridge, UK
2005 - Henk Lamberts, MD, PhD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004 - Larry Green, MD, Colorado, US
2003 - Michael Klein, MD, Vancouver, British Columbia
2002 - Walter Rosser, MD, Kingston, Ontario
2001 - Ian R McWhinney, MD, Ontario, Canada
2000 - Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, FRCGP, Maryland, US
1999 - Kerr White, MD, Virginia, US
1998 - Jack Medalie, MD, MPH, Ohio, US
1997 - Frans J A Huygen, MD, The Netherlands
1996 - Martin Bass, MD, Ontario, Canada
1995 - Curtis Hames, MD, Georgia, US
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