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ABPN Dorthea Juul, PhD, Education Research Award

The ABPN Dorthea Juul, PhD, Education Research Award supports research projects related to the mission of the ABPN, which is to promote and assess the competence of psychiatrists and neurologists to provide high quality care in an equitable and inclusive manner to diverse populations.

Each year, up to two psychiatry and two neurology awards will be made with a maximum amount of funding of $100,000 per award.  This amount is intended to cover salary, fringe benefits, and other costs.  No indirect costs will be covered.  The projects may take up to two years to be completed.

The submission deadline for 2025-2026 awards is August 20, 2024.

Applicants must:

  • hold a faculty appointment in a Psychiatry or Neurology department (or its equivalent) at a U.S. LCME-accredited medical school, or, if not currently in a faculty position, submit with their application a chair-approved offer letter confirming a start date before January 1, 2025, aligning with the award’s inception
  • comply with the ABPN’s conflict of interest policies and procedures

If the applicant is an MD or DO, they must:

  • be certified by the ABPN
  • participate in the ABPN’s continuing certification (maintenance of certification) program
  • hold an unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States

Any projects relevant to the mission of the ABPN will be considered for the Education Research Award, although the ABPN is particularly interested in research focused on any of the  following areas:

  • Impact or value of initial or continuing certification
  • Outcomes of innovative educational activities or programs, including competency-based medical education, in training programs or in lifelong learning settings
  • Validity and reliability of state-of-the-art assessments to evaluate candidate and diplomate competencies, including approaches to ensure fairness and mitigate bias
  • Patient and public perceptions of board certification
  • Psychiatry and neurology workforce trends
  • Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in any of the above areas
  • Focus on aspects of any of the above (or other ABPN-mission-relevant areas) related to the ABPN’s strategic plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Research Award Information

For additional information contact David Shin, PhD.

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.

7 Parkway North, Deerfield, IL 60015

Phone 847.229.6500

Fax 847.229.6600