Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin New Investigator Award

The Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin New Investigator Award recognizes an early-career primary care researcher who has demonstrated exceptional promise through independent scholarship. This award honors a researcher whose body of work—not just a single study—exemplifies originality, scholarly excellence, and a commitment to advancing primary care.

No Longer Accepting Nominations

The Call for Awards Nominations will close April 16, 2025

 

Nomination/Submission Process

1. Nominator: By April 16, 2025, the nominator will submit the following materials electronically:

  • Complete the nomination form - linked below
  • 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).

Please note: After submitting your nomination, please notify the nominee. The nominee must complete a nomination package. The questions are in depth and may require between 1-3 hours of time to complete.

2. Nominee: The Awards Committee Chair will contact each nominee via electronic mail to inform them that they're being considered for the Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin New Investigator Award. The nominee will submit the following materials by April 25, 2025:

  • Complete the nominee form.
  • Upload a current curriculum vitae (five pages maximum, if more than five pages are included the committee will only review the first five.)

Please note: Once you begin your submission, you will not be able to save and return unless you click "Save and Resume." You must save the link provided, NAPCRG staff will not be able to provide you with the link.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The nominee must be a current NAPCRG member.
  • Candidates are eligible if they have finished their terminal degree after 2019. Terminal degree completion includes completion of PhD program, Residency, Fellowship, or MPH/MPP program. Candidates with transitions in their career are welcome to apply with supporting evidence that they are within 5 years of transition. The start of an independent research career may be defined by the following elements:
    • Five years since completion of terminal degree 
    • 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, shifted disciplinary home, etc.)
  • The nominator must be a current NAPCRG member.

This person is a new researcher, and our goal is to encourage that person on their "first win" and investing in the future of the discipline.

Note: If selected for an award, you will be asked to provide a thank you letter to the donors who have funded this award through a generous gift. The letter should provide some details about your philosophy and career aspirations in primary care research.

Evaluation Process

Completed submissions will be evaluated independently by at least three members of the Awards Committee. The recipient of the Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin New Investigator Award will be recognized at the NAPCRG Annual Meeting.

Scoring Rubric

Recipients

2024 - Kate E. Trout, PhD, MPH

2022 - Samira A.Rahimi, B.Eng., Ph. D.

2021 - Jennifer L. Moss, PhD

2020 - Abigail Rolbiecki, PhD, MSW, MPH

2019 - Katherine Vickery, MD, MSC

2018 - Tyler Williamson, PhD

2017 - Miguel Marino, PhD

2016 - Lars Peterson, MD, PhD

2015 - Tara Kiran, MD

 

Questions about this award? Please contact Natalie Gross at ngross@napcrg.org.

Named in honor of Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin, this award celebrates emerging scholars whose research is shaping the future of primary care.

 

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