The WAFP wants to acknowledge and honor the accomplishments of its members. That’s why we’re asking members to submit newsworthy articles regarding you, your practice and your commitment to the community.
At the 2025 AAFP Congress of Delegates in Anaheim, California, William Schwab, MD received the 2025 Thomas W. Johnson Award for Career Contributions to Family Medicine Education. Dr. Schwab is well known for his relationship-centered leadership, strong commitment to resident education and serving all patients in all settings with particular attention to the needs of patients with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
WAFP is proud to announce that Valerie Gilchrist, MD, FAAFP received the AAFP Award for Distinguished and Meritorious Service to Family Medicine–an award recognizing individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to advancing AAFP and Family Medicine. Throughout her career, Dr. Gilchrist has demonstrated her unwavering dedication to family medicine education and patient care.
At the DPC Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Molaska was honored with the inaugural DPC Physician of the Year Award. The award honors her outstanding contributions to the direct primary care (DPC) movement and her commitment to her patients and community. Owner of Dedicated Family Care, a DPC clinic, and past president of the Wisconsin Medical Society, Dr. Molaska is leading the way in family medicine. A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Dr. Molaska embodies the leadership and dedication that define the family medicine journey.
This past summer, the AAFP hosted FUTURE–The National Conference for the Future of Family Medicine in Kansas City! Thanks to the generosity of our foundation donors, the WAFP-F was able to send 28 Wisconsin medical students to this conference, two of which from MCW were chosen to participate in the Poster Presentation Session.
A special congratulations to Baila Khan, MPH, for her winning poster–Impact of Opt-Out Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Model in 15-25 Year Olds in a Medium-Low Socioeconomic Status Zip Code in Milwaukee, WI.
We are incredibly proud of each student who attended and represented Wisconsin at FUTURE, and we are looking forward to 2026!
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