2025 DFM Award Winners

The UW Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 DFM Awards! Family Medicine attracts exceptional faculty and staff who have made remarkable contributions to the department, to the specialty, and to their communities. We are thrilled to honor these individuals and teams in the following award categories:

Administrative Excellence | Clinical Service Excellence | Educational Excellence | Leadership Excellence | Research & Scholarship Excellence  Team Excellence

Find more information about the DFM Awards program online.

Ivan Henson headshot

Ivan Henson
DFM Medical Student Education

Administrative Excellence

Carey Downey, MD
Southwest Montana Community Health Center

Clinical Service Excellence

Michael J Stephens, MD
Family Medicine - Spokane, WA

Educational Excellence

Kimberly B. Thomas, MD MSPH
Alaska Family Medicine Residency

Leadership Excellence

Nikki Gentile, MD, PhD
DFM Research

Research & Scholarship Excellence

Grants Management Team
DFM Research

Team Excellence