Evaluation Process

All trainee abstracts submitted as completed research projects during the spring and summer submission period will be evaluated through NAPCRG’s established peer-review process. The top six scoring abstracts will be considered for a trainee award.  
The Awards Sub-Committee Chair will contact each trainee, via electronic mail, to inform them that their work is being considered for a Trainee Award. The trainee will be required to confirm that the submitted abstract represents their work.

Selected trainees will be invited to present their work at a special Trainee Designated Oral Presentation session to be held during the NAPCRG Annual Meeting. Members of the Awards Sub-Committee will evaluate presentations to collectively identify award recipients.  

Awards will be given to recognize the top three research projects by trainees. The Dr. Barbara Starfield Award will be awarded for the best completed research project by a trainee. All Distinguished Trainee Award winners will be recognized during the Annual Meeting.  

First Place (Starfield Award)

• Cash prize ($250) 
• Certificate

Second Place

• Cash prize ($100) 
• Certificate

Third Place 

• Cash prize ($50) 
• Certificate

Honorable Mentions 

• The other trainees will receive an Honorable Mention designation and certificate.

Past Recipients

2023

Dr. Barbara Starfield Award
Associations of Post-Partum Depression Screening by Area Deprivation Index at Outpatient Children’s Pediatric Clinics
Cameron Metz, BS

2nd Place
Impact on Quality of Life of Two Emergency Department Care Models for People Presenting with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
Rose Gagnon, MPT, MSc, PhD(c)

3rd Place
An Evaluation of Physician Retention Bonuses in Newfoundland and Labrador
Gillian Young, MSc

2019

Dr. Barbara Starfield Award
Successes and Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers
Alison Huffstetler, MD

2nd Place
Relationship Between Experiencing Childhood Abuse and Developing Complex Multimorbidity in Later Life
Marianne McCallum, BMed, MBChB MRCGP

3rd Place
A Systematic Review on the Instruments Used for Measuring the Level of Multimorbidity
Eng Sing Lee, MBChB

2018

2017

2016

2015

Dr. Barbara Starfield Award What is the effect of peer support interventions on glycemic control? – A systematic review and meta-analysis Sonal Patil, MD, University of Missouri

2nd Place
The Protective Effect of a High Sense of Coherence and Its Relation to Multimorbidity in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older: A Prospective Cohort Study
Pauline Boeckxstaens, MD, PhD, Community Health Centre of Ghent, Belgium 

3rd Place
Conducting Health Insurance Surveillance with Electronic Health Records
Brigit Hatch, MD, MPH, Oregon Health Science University

2014

Dr. Barbara Starfield Award
Osteoporosis Screening in Primary Care: Identifying Targets to Maximize Appropriate UtilizationAnna Lee DeSista Amarnath, MD, MPH

2nd Place
Markers of Atherosclerosis in Relation to Presence and Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis: The Rotterham Study
Theun Hoeven, MD, MSc

3rd Place
Specialty Disrespect at an Academic Medical Center: Student Perspectives
Lauren Hughes, MD, MPH

2013

Dr. Barbara Starfield Award Development of Quality Indicators for Children in Primary Care: A Consensus Study of General Practitioners Peter Gill, University of Oxford

2nd Place
Should Community-based Primary Care Physicians Provide Hospital Care?  Assessing Inpatient Volumes by Managing Generalists and Outcomes of Care in Ontario Hospitals
Heather White, University of Toronto

3rd Place
Excess Obesity Associated with Childbearing in Teenage Years
Tammy Chang, University of Michigan

2012

Dr. Barbara Starfield Award Stuart Cowburn, MS

2nd Place
Amy Gadoud, MBChB

3rd Place
Elizabeth Muggah, MD, CCFP, MPH

Works-in-Progress Posters Awards
Erica Brode, MPH
Sanam Zahedi 
Jennifer Rossen