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The OAFP Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the OAFP, is entering into its’ 16th year since incorporation in October, 1995. The Foundation was established to advance the charitable, educational, literary, and scientific missions of the Academy.

The OAFP Foundation currently supports five programs – the Laurel G. Case Award for Rural Experience, the Mary Gonzales Lundy Scholarship Fund, the Tar Wars anti-tobacco education program, the Medical Ethics Lecture Fund, and the Locum Tenens Fund.

Programs

Laurel G. Case Award for Rural Experience

For the past 16 years, the OAFP Foundation has provided scholarships to high school and college age students that have honored the name of the founding father of Oregon family medicine, Dr. Laurel G. Case.

In 2004, the Foundation Board of Trustees redesigned the scholarship to better emphasize the importance of rural family physicians in Oregon. The Laurel G. Case Award for Rural Experiences now provides a one-time award to OHSU medical students who have completed their first year of medical school and have shown an interest and understanding of family medicine.

Applicants spend one or two weeks living and working with a rural family physician and then submit an essay about what they have learned from this experience.

2011 Laurel G. Case Award for Rural Experience Recipients:

• Elyssa Ackerman
• Nicholas Blake
• Austen Brown
• Shanley Deal
• Nathan Defrees
• Emily Griffin
• Jesse Hansen
• Allison Harris
• Marla Hill
• Ruolan Liu
• Wyatt Messenger
• Autumn Metzger
• Shannon Moseley
• Anna Olson
• Andrew Peckham
• Anela Puljic
• Katie Rompala
• Isabelle Treppiccione
• Natalie Wu

Mary Gonzales Lundy Award

This scholarship was established in 2000 to honor Mary Gonzales Lundy upon her retirement after 21 years of service as Executive Director of the Academy.

This award provides a scholarship to a fourth year OHSU medical student who is committed to family medicine as his/her specialty of choice and who matches in a family medicine residency.

2011 Lundy Award Recipient:

• Michael Goodwin

Mary Gonzales Lundy Emergency Assistance Fund

This fund is available for students who encounter financial emergencies. This is a short-term, interest-free loan up to $500 that is repayable to the Foundation.

Medical Ethics Lectureship Fund

The OAFP Foundation has established a fund to provide the Academy with money for a lecturer to speak on medical ethics at the Annual Scientific Assembly.

Tar Wars

The OAFP Foundation has established a fund to support the on-going Tar Wars anti-tobacco education program. The Academy has been involved with this program since 1992. Every year family physicians and medical students speak to fifth grade classes in their communities about the hazards of tobacco. This program is part of a national campaign that includes a poster contest and prizes. The posters are judged every year at the Annual Spring CME Weekend.

2011 TarWars Poster Contest Winners:

• 1st Place: Kaleb Troncale, Hoover Elementary, Corvallis
• Runners up:
  • Essie Cardoso, Highland Elementary, Reedsport
  • Yoselyn Vera Lopez, Trost Elementary, Canby
  • Kaylan Mosser, Baker Elementary, Baker City
  • Alanna Volk, Hoover Elementary, Corvallis

We would love to have you participate in your own community. Contact the OAFP office and sign up for the 2011-12 school year.

The Foundation is currently searching for help in underwriting this valuable program. Contact Lynn Estuesta at the Foundation for information on how you can support the TarWars programs.