Purpose: The Mid-Career Researcher Award is intended to recognize outstanding research accomplishments and significant recognition of an individual at the mid-career stage.

Eligibility Criteria: Nominee must be a current NAPCRG member. 

The nominee may be defined as mid-career by the following evidence:

• ten to 20 years since completion of terminal degree (e.g. MD, PhD, MSW)
• rank of either Assistant or Associate Professor (or equivalent)
• other evidence of mid-career status (i.e. please describe why the nominee qualifies as mid-career, if not explicitly by one of the criteria above)

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.

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2.   The Awards Sub-Committee Chair will contact each nominee via e-mail, to inform him/her that he/she is being considered for the Mid-Career Researcher Award. 

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

1. current curriculum vitae (five page maximum)
2. personal statement summarizing his/her primary care-related research activities and how his/her 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 Mid-Career Researcher Award will be recognized and receive a commemorative plaque at the Awards Breakfast during the NAPCRG Annual Meeting.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding submitting your materials or need technical assistance in doing so please contact Julie Sutter at jsutter@napcrg.org. 

If you have questions or require additional information regarding the Mid-Career Researcher Award, please contact Dr. Lorraine Wallace, NAPCRG Awards Sub-Committee Chair (Lorraine.Wallace@osumc.edu  or 614-366-1785).