Deadline: June 23, 2025
Applications are open for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars Program 2025. During the program year, Scholars remain at their home institutions and work with self-selected mentors. They provide research project updates during monthly webinar sessions and get feedback and guidance from their peers, mentors, subject matter experts, and ABMS Visiting Scholars alumni.
Scholars attend virtual ABMS committee meetings and present their research findings before a national audience at the annual ABMS Conference. The ABMS Visiting Scholars may be sponsored by the ABMS Research and Education Foundation or by a sponsoring ABMS Member Board.
Award
- An award of $15,000 is provided to support the direct costs of research and travel expenses associated with program participation.
Eligibility
The ABMS Visiting Scholars Program is ideal for individuals looking to positively impact their profession as well as specialty certification through research.
- Early-career physicians, junior faculty, fellows, and residents, as well as individuals holding master or doctorate degrees in public health, health services research, educational evaluation and statistics, and public health policy and administration.
- Veterans Affairs trainees and researchers.
- Student visas are not available.
Application
Proposed research projects can be established research projects with a new scope of work or original research projects. A research mentor must be identified through the application process. All applicants should consider the impact of their proposed research project on reducing health disparities and contributing to the development of a qualified and diversified workforce.
Applications will include:
- A project description including research questions, plan, budget, expected outcomes, and timeline.
- A statement describing interests and goals for program participation. All applicants should consider the impact of their proposed research project on reducing health disparities and contributing to the development of a qualified and diversified workforce.
- Two letters of recommendation: one from the chosen research mentor; and one from the department chair, associate dean/assistant dean, residency program director; or another supervisor.
- A current professional CV.
For more information, visit ABMS Visiting Scholars Program.
