An annual award of £1000 is offered to support the international development of promising researchers in primary care. It is intended to enable the award winner to have the opportunity to develop international networks and partnerships by meeting and collaborating with researchers in other countries or attending and presenting work at an international research meeting. Professor Yvonne Carter CBE was an outstanding and inspirational leader who had a remarkable impact on academic general practice and this award was instituted to commemorate her outstanding contribution to primary care research...