We would like to recognize all applicants for this year's Program of Excellence (PoE) award and thank them for their hard work. These FMIGs put a substantial amount of work into preparing their applications and should be commended for their extensive efforts:

• Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
• Georgetown University
• John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii
• Saint Louis University School of Medicine
• University of Alabama School of Medicine
• University of Kansas School of Medicine (Kansas City)
• University of Kansas School of Medicine (Wichita)
• University of Missouri School of Medicine
• University of Nebraska College of Medicine
• University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• University of Utah School of Medicine
• University of Vermont College of Medicine

The winners of this year's PoE Award are as follows:

Excellence in Community Outreach/Patient Advocacy:

Oregon Health and Sciences University
(28-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Excellence in Family Medicine Advocacy:

East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

Excellence in Infrastructure:

Excellence in Student Involvement/Student Retention: