Candidate Criteria: Applicants must demonstrate a substantial research achievement background in an area relevant to consultation-liaison psychiatry; a proven track record as a mentor; and a willingness to accept the responsibilities of the role, which are:

• Presenting a lecture (or equivalent) at the “Research for Researchers” session at the annual meeting
• Presenting up to one additional lecture, if requested by the Academy’s Annual Meeting Program Committee
• Face-to-face mentoring of selected mentees at the Academy’s upcoming annual meeting
• Organizing and maintaining regular contact (every other month is recommended) with assigned mentees for the duration of the program (phone, video-call, or other preferred/suitable means)
• Concluding the program by submitting a summary report on mentee interactions to the FACLP Board of Directors by November 1 of the year following selection

Award: Complimentary registration to the annual meeting and $10,000 to cover costs to attend the meeting, with the remaining balance provided as an honorarium. The program starts at the annual meeting and concludes on October 31 of the following year.

Candidate Criteria:

• Demonstration of current research activity
• Willingness and ability to effectively use research mentorship
• Optional Academy membership; no geographical limitations

Expectations of awardees:

• Attend the entirety of the upcoming Academy annual meeting
• Actively participate in the upcoming Academy annual meeting, including research sessions
• Participate in face-to-face mentoring meetings with the Research Professor

Award:

• Up to four (4) hotel nights
• Complimentary annual meeting registration
• US $500 stipend to offset travel costs
• The priceless personal time and networking connection with a leading figure of the profession

(Left to right) 2018 Foundation Research Professor Mary Whooley, MD, FACP, FAHA, FACC, with 2018 EC mentees Drs. Amit Chopra and Christopher Celano, and award presenter Michael Sharpe, MD, FACLP (Not pictured: EC mentee Elena Ivanova, PhD)

RECIPIENTS of the ACLP Foundation Research Professor Program Awards

2018	Research Professor: Mary Whooley, MD, FACP, FAHA, FACC, Professor, University of California, San Francisco Research Mentees: Amit Chopra, MD, FAPA, Allegheny General Hospital Christopher Celano, MD, FACLP, Massachusetts General Hospital Elena Ivanova, PhD, University of British Columbia
2017	Research Professor: Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, FACLP, Assistant Professor, University of Washington Research Mentees: Kelly Edwards Irwin, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Eliza Park, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Stephanie Smith, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2016	Research Professor: Kurt Kroenke, MD, Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine Research Mentees: Joseph Cerimele, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine Hsiang Huang, MD, Cambridge Health Alliance Mark Oldham, MD, Yale School of Medicine

HOW TO APPLY for the ACLP Foundation Research Professor Program

Research Professor:
Nominations are submitted online using the Research Professor Nomination form by April 9. The professor is selected by both the Foundation of the ACLP and the Academy’s Research Subcommittee. The professor is funded by the Foundation.

Research Mentees:
The online Early Career Researcher Mentee Application is accepted through June 18.

The application includes space for a statement, of no more than 750 words, of your current area of research interest. Detail how you think you would benefit from the year-long mentoring relationship and why this mentor would be a good match for you and your work/career.

Applications will be assessed by the Academy’s Research & Evidence-Based Practice (R&EBP) Committee in collaboration with the mentor. Selected candidates will be notified by August 31.