Awards & Scholarships
Walter Brazie, MD, Fellowship Award:
The Brazie Award was established in 1975 to honor Walter Brazie, MD, 8th President of the AzAFP, who served two consecutive terms, in 1957 and 1958. This award was created by the Arizona Academy of Family Physicians and the friends and family of Dr. Walter Brazie from Kingman, Arizona. This award is presented annually to the individual chosen as the outstanding second-year resident in Arizona. The winner receives a certificate and $500 funded by the AzAFP Foundation. Other nominees receive $50 and a certificate. The awards are presented at the Academy’s Awards Luncheon held in conjunction which the Annual Clinical Education Conference.
Award Eligibility:
a. Second-year resident in Arizona family practice residency program
b. A resident member of the Arizona Academy of Family Physicians
c. Recommended by the program director and at least two other AzAFP members who are part of the residency program faculty
November: Nomination Forms due to AzAFP office and are submitted by Arizona Family Medicine Residency Program Directors.
December: Interview Luncheon (All nominees are interviewed by the AzAFP Awards Committee and a winner is selected at the end of the interview day.
Brazie Award Past Winners:
1976—Joyce Mobley, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1977—William M. Shannon, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1978—Robert S. Gorman, MD, University of Arizona
1979—S. Michael Archer, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1980—Ronald E. Borg, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1981—Dennis L. Little, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1982—Marvin Moe Bell, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1983—Jamie S. McReynolds, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1984—Thomas E. Gearhard, MD, Phoenix Baptist Hospital
1985—Jeff Wolfrey, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1986—David Edmonds, MD, Phoenix Baptist Hospital, and Sonia Seufer, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1987—Cynthia K. Van Farowe, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1988—Michael Duperret, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1989—David A. Yost, MD, University of Arizona
1990—Kirk B. Strawn, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1991—Kim K. Ottwell, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1992—David R. Ottolenghi, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1993—Veronica Lindo, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1994—Shauna L. McIsaac, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1995—Katherine E. Miller, University of Arizona
1996—Lori Ripley, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1997—Donald Warne, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1998—Cassandra Garcia, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1999—Adriann Begay, MD, University of Arizona
2000—Tiffany Mullen, DO, St. Joseph’s Hospital
2001—Sara Pena, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
2002—Denise Schweda, MD, Mayo Clinic
2003—Martin Jay Hernandez, MD, Phoenix Baptist
2004—Kim Olson Gibbs, MD, Scottsdale Healthcare
2005—Jesse Bracamonte, DO, Mayo Clinic
2006—Shannon Scott, DO, Scottsdale Healthcare
2007—Matthew Anderson, MD, Mayo Clinic
2008—Tiffany Nunnelley, DO, Phoenix Baptist
2009—Amy Muminovic, DO, Phoenix Baptist
James L. Grobe, MD, Fellowship Award:
The James L. Grobe Award was established in 1973 to honor James L. Grobe, MD. Dr Grobe served as the 14th president of the AzAFP in 1963 and he went on to serve as president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) from 1972–1973. Dr. Grobe passed away August 16, 1989. He was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. A dedicated family physician, he also served as the president of the Arizona Medical Association, as president of the Arizona Blue Shield for four years, as Arizona Mental Health president from 1964–1966, and as board member of the National Association for Mental Health. In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, AzAFP established the annual James L. Grobe, MD, scholarship award in 1975 for the outstanding third-year family practice resident in the state. The winner receives a certificate and $500 funded by the AzAFP Foundation. Other nominees receive $50 and a certificate. The awards are presented at the Academy’s Awards Luncheon held in conjunction which the Annual Clinical Education Conference.
Award Eligibility:
a. Second-year resident in Arizona family practice residency program
b. A resident member of the Arizona Academy of Family Physicians
c. Recommended by the program director and at least two other AzAFP members who are part of the residency program faculty
November: Nomination Forms due to AzAFP office and are submitted by Arizona Family Medicine Residency Program Directors.
December: Interview Luncheon (All nominees are interviewed by the AzAFP Awards Committee and a winner is selected at the end of the interview day.
Grobe Award Past Winners:
1974—Wayne Beck, MD
1975—Jennie Hinton, MD
1976—Jane Simonsen, MD, and Doug Outcalt, MD
1977—Becky Potter, MD
1978—Ernest Dorme, MD
1979—Cynthia Johnston, MD, University of Arizona
1980—Thomas Callahan, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1981—Timothy Derksen, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1982—James F. Burke, MD, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1983—Jay A. Jamieson, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1984—Keith W. Stampher, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1985—Neil J. Murphy, MD, University of Arizona
1986—Tom Zuber, MD, Phoenix Baptist Hospital
1987—Rod S. Kraft, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1988—Nancy Croker, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1989—Albert Q. Tejada, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1990—Linda S. Lyle, MD, University of Arizona
1991—Jeffrey S. Zavala, MD, Phoenix Baptist Hospital
1992—Linda Burke-Scott, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
1993—Gregory J. Celaya, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
1994—Violet Siwik, MD, University of Arizona
1995—Tracy Saffer, MD, Phoenix Baptist Hospital
1996—John Powell, MD, Phoenix Baptist Hospital
1997—Henry Walke, MD, University of Arizona
1998—Kia Parsi, MD, Phoenix Baptist Hospital
1999—Vicki Copeland, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
2000—Sandra Ann Schaffranek, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
2001—Pete Coury, MD, Scottsdale Healthcare
2002—Sara Pena, MD, St. Joseph’s Hospital
2003—Tiffany Pankow, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital
2004—Martin Jay Hernandez, MD, Phoenix Baptist Hospital
2005—Evan Trost, MD, Scottsdale Healthcare
2006—Sharry Veres, MD, St Joseph’s Hospital
2007—Ricky Ochoa, MD, Phoenix Baptist
2008—Bethany Chernich, MD, John C. Lincoln
2009—Rebeccah R. Rodriguez, DO, John C. Lincoln
Nelson Dewey Brayton Award:
Each year the AzAFP recognizes the outstanding senior family practice medical student, selected by the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine, Deptartment of Family and Community Medicine, with the Nelson Dewey Brayton Award. This award was established in honor of Dr Nelson Dewey Brayton, a family physician from Gila County who practiced in Globe, Arizona. It was through the efforts and financial contributions of Mrs Dixie LaDow, Dr Brayton’s daughter, that this memorial scholarship was created. Every year, the AzAFP President or equivalent officer presents the $500 award and certificate at the University’s Senior Breakfast Award Ceremony in or around the month of May.
Nelson Dewey Brayton Award Past Winners:
2009- Kyle Edmonds
2008- Elizabeth Bierer
2007- Jessica Pitluck
2006- Kambria Beck
2005- Kelly Yablonski
2004- Jason Crawford
2003- Chris Carlson
2002- Kathryn Seitz
2001- Tiffany Nelson
2000- Brenda Kirkland
1999- Christian Moher and Alan DeWitt
1998- David Snodgrass
1997- Catherine Romero
1996- Mary Falls
1995- Susan Sayers
1994- Elizabeth Harrell
1993- Roger Willis
1992- Randa Kutob
1991- Shelly Napier
1990- Miriam Axelrod and Irene DeLorenzi
1989- George Dean
1988- Erlinda Rodriquez
1987- Margaret Spencer
1986- Adam Kartman
1985- Myra Kerstitch
1984- Thomas Brysacz
1983- Jeffrey Poage
1982- Nettie White
1981- A. Peter Catinella
1980- William Elliott
AAFP Scholarships:
National Conference Scholarships:
First-Time Student Attendee Award
Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) Leadership Scholarship Program
Minority Scholarship Program for Residents & Students
Resident Community Outreach Award
Student Community Outreach Award
The Pisacano Leadership Foundation, Inc.–The Piscacano Scholars Program:
Provides funding for outstanding third- or fourth-year medical students for a four- or five-year period. Students must make a commitment to the specialty of family medicine. The funding program is designed to reimburse medical school debt incurred by the student at the conclusion of the student’s residency.
Students are evaluated each year to assure eligibility for continuation. There is no service commitment for students upon completion of the scholarship.
Learn more about The Pisacano Scholars Program
James G. Jones, MD, Student Health Policy Scholarship (Administered by the AAFP Foundation):
Will provide funds for a medical student to attend the Family Medicine Congressional Conference (FMCC), sponsored jointly by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Alliance.
Will support travel expenses, and cover miscellaneous expense of attending FMCC.
Constituent chapter foundations and constituent chapters nominate medical students who have a commitment to public health and an interest in politics will benefit from this meeting which is designed to educate participants on federal issues that affect family medicine and to provide training on effective lobbying.
Learn more about the James G. Jones, MD, Student Health Policy Scholarship
AAFP Research Scholarships:
Family Medicine Research Presentations
Resident Research Grants & Paper Presentation Forum (Administered by the AAFP Foundation)
AAFP Scientific Assembly Scholarships & Grants:
Learn more about AAFP Scientific Assembly Scholarship & Grants
Physicians With Heart Resident Scholarship:
Through a grant provided by Novo Nordisk, Inc., the AAFP Foundation offers a scholarship for a family medicine resident to accompany the Physicians With Heart delegation on an international mission.
Learn more about the Physicians With Heart Resident Scholarship