A Wright State professor from the Boonshoft School of Medicine has been recognized by the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), the world’s largest organization for research in family medicine, primary care and related fields.
Dr. Marjorie Bowman, professor of Family Medicine and Population & Public Health at WSU, is one of two recipients to receive the NAPCRG’s Distinguished Mentor Award, which acknowledges her leadership as a research mentor. She will receive the award on Nov. 10 during NAPCRG’s annual meeting in Chicago.
“I feel very honored,” Bowman said. “It is something that I have worked on for years.” As a research mentor, Bowman helps medical care researchers conduct ongoing experiments for the benefit of patients, she said. It involves helping them receive formal training, providing encouragement and reviewing the research whenever it is required, according to Bowman.
Bowman attributes her recognition to the research of her four former fellows who nominated her to receive the award. “Their amazing work is actually why I received this award,” she said in a news release.
Ian Bennett of the University of Washington was one of Bowman’s fellows who nominated her. “Dr. Bowman’s vision that research is required for the betterment of family medicine and public health has driven her storied career and supported the successful careers of many in the field,” Bennet said in the news release.
Bowman’s first experience as a research mentor was at Georgetown University. She then started a research fellowship at Wake Forest University and the University of Pennsylvania. She has been involved in research since the time she was in high school. “I have experienced this throughout my life,” she said.
“Research is important to help doctors better understand what they do,” Bowman said. “The entire process of research enlightens a physician’s understanding of what we do and do not know,” she said in the news release.
