The Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin Junior Investigator Award is intended to acknowledge outstanding work of a new primary care investigator. The investigator’s achievements will be based upon his/her independent scholarship and entire body of work, rather than a single work.

Eligibility Criteria: Nominee must be a current NAPCRG member. 

The nominee must be within five years of the start of his/her independent research career. The start of an independent research career may be defined by the following elements:

• Five years since completion of terminal degree (e.g. MD, PhD, MSW)
• Five years since first peer-reviewed publication
• Five years since obvious career transition (i.e. clinical to academic shift, earned mid-career Master’s degree, etc.)
• Other evidence of early research career status (i.e. please describe why the nominee qualifies as a new investigator, if not explicitly by one of the criteria above)

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Submission Process:

1. By March 30, 2020, the nominator will submit the following materials electronically:

• A letter of nomination (two page maximum). The letter of nomination should emphasize why the nominee is both eligible for and deserving of the award (merit).
• Up to two letters of reference describing why he/she should receive the award, letters may be countersigned by more than one individual.
• Nominees from the previous three years will be held for consideration and contacted prior to the deadline to update their materials on file.

2. The Awards Sub-Committee Chair will contact each nominee via electronic mail, to inform him/her that he/she is being considered for the Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin Junior Investigator Award.

The nominee will submit the following materials by May 15, 2020:

• Current curriculum vitae (five page maximum).
• Personal statement summarizing nominees primary care-related research activities and how that research is making and/or will make a difference to primary care practice (two page maximum).
  

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Evaluation Process:

Completed submissions will be evaluated independently by at least three members of the Awards Sub-Committee. Submitted scores will be tallied and averaged to identify a recipient. The recipient of the Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin Junior Investigator Award will be recognized and receive a commemorative plaque at the Awards Breakfast during the Annual Meeting.

Questions?

If you have questions about the Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin Junior Investigator Award, contact Kim Clark, NAPCRG Member Relations Specialist, via email kclark@napcrg.org or by phone 913-800-5671.