Family Medicine Research Award - Call for Applications
On behalf of the Host Organizing Committee of the 2015 Asia Pacific Region Conference in Taipei we advise you of the Call for Applications for the Taiwan Family Medicine Research Award.
This Research Award is made possible by a generous donation from the Chinese Taipei Association of Family Medicine to WONCA. Three Awards, each of $1,000, will be given to support three junior and emerging researchers to travel to Taipei, Chinese Taipei, to present his/her paper at the 2015 WONCA Asia Pacific Region Conference, to be held in Taipei from March 4-8.
As the result of a generous donation from the Chinese Taipei Association of Family Medicine WONCA is pleased to seek applications for the Taiwan Family Medicine Research Award for new primary care researchers. Three awards will be given, each of $1,000, to support three junior and emerging researchers to travel to Taipei, Chinese Taipei, to present his or her paper at the
WONCA Asia Pacific Region conference, being held in Taipei from March 4-8, 2015.
Criteria
1. A junior researcher is defined as a person with no more than 5 peer-reviewed publications.
2. The researcher should be a clinical family physician.
3. The research topic should be on primary care.
4. The applicant needs to submit a full paper for the award. The paper may have been submitted for publication, but not yet published.
Selection will be based on scientific merit and potential impact of the findings on patients. Note: applications are not restricted to those from the Asia Pacific region.
Application
Applications must be submitted by e-mail to the WONCA Secretariat (
manager@wonca.net) . The application must consist of the research paper and a covering letter demonstrating that the applicant meets the award criteria.
Deadline for Submission
Applications must be received by the WONCA Secretariat in Bangkok no later than Friday November 28, 2014.
Results of Applications
The results of the Research Award applications will be made known by Thursday December 31, 2014
Contact Details
Contact details for the WONCA Secretariat are
Email: manager@wonca.net
12A-05 Chartered Square Building, 152 North Sathon Road,
Silom, Bangrak, 10500 Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66 2 637 9010
Fax: +66 2 637 9011