The Center for the History of Family Medicine (CHFM) is now accepting applications for the annual Richard D. Feldman, M.D., Student and Resident Essay Contest. The author of the winning essay will receive $2,000, and the second-place winner will receive a $1,000 award. Essay submissions are accepted through Nov. 1, 2025.
The essay may be on any historical subject related to family medicine in the United States. The subject of the historical essay may have national, state or local relevance. Examples of topic areas include, but are not limited to:
- The development of the specialty of family medicine
- The contributions of a particular individual to the specialty
- A medical or medical-political controversy within family medicine
- The impact of social or political change on the specialty
- Documentation of the day-to-day work of a family physician (such as a narrative, written reminiscence or interpretation of a diary)
- Family physicians’ response to a disease, medical condition or public health problem
Winning essays will be included in the CHFM archive and published on the AAFP Foundation website.
Essays may be submitted online no later than Nov. 1, 2025. For more information, please visit the CHFM webpage at Richard D. Feldman, M.D. Student and Resident Essay Contest or contact