Eligibility Criteria

• The nominee must be a current NAPCRG member.
• The nominee must be within five years of the start of their 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, 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.

Nomination/Submission Process

1. Nominator: By June 12, 2023, 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).

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.

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2. Nominee: The Awards Sub-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 July 3, 2023:

• 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.

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Evaluation Process

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

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