Hostetter Award

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Congressional Representatives Provide Differing Views on Health Care Reform

By jarvantes@aafp.org

If the Supreme Court rules that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, Congress will work on retaining certain provisions in the law that enjoy bipartisan support. That was one of the main messages delivered by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., in the keynote address at this year's Family Medicine Congressional Conference May 14-15 in Washington. McMorris Rodgers told the nearly 200 family physicians at the conference that Congress is trying to anticipate how the Supreme Court might rule on the Affordable Care Act. "Should the Supreme Court rule that any part of the health care (law) is unconstitutional, we (Congress) are prepared to move forward immediately to try and prevent some of the chaos in the marketplace," said McMorris Rodgers.

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:10:00 CDT

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Hostetter Award

The KAFP-Foundation Hostetter Award was initiated in 2006 and is intended to honor senior medical students who have promoted the values of family medicine throughout their medical school career. It is named after Dr. Philip Hostetter, a family physician in Manhattan for many years. He was a World War II veteran, and wrote a book about his experiences in WWII. He enjoyed photography and was generous with sharing his photographs with KAFP. He supported KAFP and the Foundation for years, serving as the Academy president in 1975. Dr. Hostetter died in 2005, leaving a share of his estate to the KAFP-Foundation, allowing the Foundation to develop this award in his memory.

Congratulations to past winners:

2008
Bonnie Charles (KUSM-Wichita) and Beth Loney (UKMC-Kansas City)

2009
Melissa Garber (UKMC-Kansas City) and Alison Raymond (KUSM-Wichita)

2010
Janell Jones (UKMC-Kansas City) and Shane Thoreson (KUSM-Wichita)

2011
Stacey Dimitt (KUSM-Wichita) and Courtney Huhn (UKMC-Kansas City)