The Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians needs the public's help to track down the PAFP's 2013 Family Physician of the Year – the best doctor in the commonwealth. Maybe she lets her patients call or text her any time with questions and concerns; perhaps he still makes house calls after decades of practice or takes care of multiple generations of a family. That's the kind of physician who would make a perfect candidate for the 2013 Family Physician of the Year.

Nominating a doctor for Family Physician of the Year is easy. Just go to pafp.com/TopDoc, read the complete list of rules and fill out the form. The nominee must be a practicing member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians (most Pennsylvania physicians are members). The deadline for nominations is March 11. Profiles of past winners and their coverage in the media can be found on the Family Physician of the Year web page mentioned above.

The Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians and its Foundation supports its members (including nearly 80 percent of Pennsylvania family physicians) through advocacy and education to ensure a patient-centered medical home for every Pennsylvanian. The Academy and its Foundation are the leading influential resource among family physicians and physicians in training in Pennsylvania; the primary voice on health care issues with state legislative and administrative branches of government, media and professional health organizations; and the leader on health care issues in the community.