The award is bestowed upon a FACP or MACP who is an outstanding practitioner of internal medicine whose career has been devoted to the care of patients. The practitioner must be a clinician who is highly respected by peers and colleagues for clinical skills and who has been a role model. If the awardee has not previously been elected to MACP, it will be awarded when elected.
Nominating and supporting letters should address:
- In what way the nominee demonstrated excellence in and devotion to the clinical care of patients.
- Whether the nominee's contributions merit local, state, national, or international recognition.
- If applicable, how the physician serves the needs of underserved communities and underrepresented or marginalized populations.
- How the nominee's characteristics as a role model influenced the nominator's approach to clinical care.
- For letters of support from patients, describe how the nominee made a difference in that patient's care and what makes the nominee unique compared with other practitioners from whom the patient has received care.
Established: 1979
In honor of the late Ralph O. Claypoole Sr., first administrator of the College’s membership insurance programs.