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2024 MAFP Academy Award Nominees Announced

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) is proud to announce the following nominees for its 2024 Academy Awards.

Family Medicine Educator of the Year nomineesMAFP Academy Awards

  • Kathleen M. Macken, MD
  • John C. McCabe, MD
  • David J. Satin, MD
  • Michael R. Wootten, MD, FAAFP

Innovation & Research Award nominee

  • Erin C. Westfall, DO

Family Medicine Resident of the Year nominees

  • Loretta O. Akpala, MD
  • Nicholas M. DeVetter, DO
  • Hannah Scott, MD

Medical Student Leadership Award nominees

  • Hunter Cantrell
  • Courtney E. Cotsonas
  • Sonja Knudson
  • Christina Lan
  • Laurel M. Neufeld

Congratulations to this year’s nominees, and thank you for the impact you’re making in family medicine!


The Academy Awards nomination period has closed. Nominations will now be reviewed by the MAFP Board of Directors or MAFP Research and Quality Improvement Committee (for the Innovation & Research Award). The recipient of each award will be notified in early April and publicly announced in late April/early May.

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