Academic Medicine Grants

American Society of Hematology Mentor Award

Mentorship is one of the most important determinants of a successful career in hematology, yet it is often a component of career development that, while prized by recipients, is rarely rewarded. In recognition of the value the Society places on mentorship, the ASH Mentor Award was created to reward outstanding mentors in the hematology community. Superb mentors from any of the different branches of hematology are eligible for this award, including adult or pediatric hematologists; academic or community practitioners; basic, clinical, or translational researchers; hematopathologists; transfusion medicine specialists; and individuals working in industry or government. It is anticipated that awardees will have had a sustained career commitment to mentoring, a significant positive impact on their mentees' careers, and through their mentees have advanced research and patient care in the field of hematology.

Each year one award in the amount of $5,000 and a plaque will be granted to an outstanding mentor in the basic sciences and one to an outstanding clinical investigator mentor. (The ASH Mentor Award Study Section reserves the right to not grant awards if no suitable nominations have been submitted.)

Award Criteria
This award is based on the training experiences and success of the nominee’s mentees, not the mentor’s personal career achievements. For the purpose of this award, mentoring is defined as the process of guiding, supporting, and promoting the training and career development of others. The key roles of a mentor include, but are not limited to providing:

* Intellectual growth and development
* Career development
* Professional guidance
* Advocacy
* Positive role modeling

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion
1. All nominees and nominators must be members of ASH.
2. Nominees of all nationalities and all countries of residence are eligible; however, all application materials must be submitted in English.
3. Nominees may include adult or pediatric hematologists; academic or community practitioners; basic, clinical, or translational researchers; hematopathologists; transfusion medicine specialists; and individuals working in industry or government.
4. Nominees should have a sustained record of mentoring over time.
5. Nominators must be a mentee of the nominee, or colleagues who have personal knowledge of the nominee’s mentoring efforts.
6. Mentees should be actively involved in research, teaching, mentoring, or other leadership activities.
7. The nominator, primary, and secondary mentee must be three individuals.

Exclusion
1. Prior recipients of the ASH Mentor Award are ineligible for future awards.
2. Current members of the ASH Executive Committee, the ASH Awards Committee, or the ASH Mentor Award Study Section are ineligible.
3. Self-nominations and posthumous nominations will not be accepted.
4. Recipients of the William Dameshek Prize, Henry M. Stratton Medal, and E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize are ineligible for the year they receive the award.

Nomination Packages

Nomination packages must be submitted by May 4, 2010, to:

ASH Training Manager
ASH Mentor Award
2021 L Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036

Nomination packages must include the following information:

1. The completed nomination form.
2. The nominee's curriculum vitae.
3. Three letters of recommendation.
* A letter written by the nominator that summarizes the nominee's impact on the training/careers of his/her mentees.
* Two letters written by the primary and secondary mentee (can be a former or current mentee) who can each provide a first-hand account of how the nominee influenced his or her career. Academic, clinical, and educational, achievements on the part of the mentee will all be considered important. These mentees must be willing to complete a structured telephone interview about the nominee's mentoring capacity.
* Optional: Up to three additional letters of support from junior and senior faculty will be accepted, but are not required. Ideally, at least one letter should be written by a mentee who can provide a first-hand account of how the nominee influenced his or her career. Academic, clinical, educational, and regulatory achievements on the part of the mentee will all be considered as important.

It is suggested that the nominees participate in the process of assembling the nomination package, since their mentoring achievements may have spanned many years, beyond the experience of individual mentees.
Nomination and Selection Process

Nominations may be made by any member of ASH, based on either having been mentored by the nominee or by personal observation of mentoring provided to others by the nominee. Nominators may be mentees of the nominee or colleagues who have personal knowledge of the nominee's mentoring efforts.

The ASH Mentor Award Study Section, which reviews nomination packages, includes, but is not limited to, four members from the ASH Trainee Council, one member from the ASH Educational Affairs Committee, one member from the ASH Awards Committee, one member from the ASH Committee on Practice, and one member from the ASH Committee on Training Programs.

Nomination packages will be forwarded to the Mentor Award Study Section for review. The selection process has a quantitative and a qualitative phase. During the initial quantitative phase, nomination packages are reviewed and scored by the members of the Study Section on a mentoring score card. Several members of the Study Section review each nomination package.

Nominations are scored based on the Award Criteria and the overall strength of the nomination package. The Study Section meets in June to review scores and decide on four to six finalists (broken out evenly in each of the two categories) to continue on to the qualitative component of the selection process.

During the qualitative phase of the selection process, the nominator and the two mentees are contacted for each finalist for a focused telephone interview. Interviews are conducted by a professional interviewer and are based on the "semi-structured interview" technique of qualitative research. The interviews explore the mentoring strengths and track-record of the nominee. Focused interview transcripts are prepared and forwarded to members of the Study Section by August. Final selections will be based on a consensus of the entire Study Section during a conference call that takes place in mid-August. The Study Section will encourage nominators of highly ranked, but unsuccessful, nominees to resubmit their application in subsequent years. Final selections are sent to the ASH Awards Committee and the ASH Executive Committee for final approval by the end of August. Awardees are notified in September.
Assessing the Selection Process

The selection criteria and evaluation tools were conceived in an effort to allow the Study Section a way to reach consensus, in a well-informed manner, about individuals who have consistently exemplified outstanding mentorship skills. Many of these skills are not easily assessed by academic rank or curriculum vitae. It is expected that awardees have outstanding academic records, but the aim of this selection process is to specifically address mentoring skills. To determine the utility and validity of the selection process, some nominees, nominators, referees, and awards committee members are asked to evaluate the nomination, selection, and award processes. These surveys are sent out and collated by ASH staff. Results are then reported back to the ASH Mentor Award Study Section and the appropriate procedures are modified accordingly.

2010 Selection Process Timeline

Nomination packages due. May 4, 2010

Study section to meet to review scores and decided on four to six finalists (broken out evenly in each category). June 2010

Focused interview transcripts will be prepared and forwarded to members of the ASH Mentor Award Study Section for review. August 2010

Study Section meets in a conference call to discuss final selections. August 2010

Final selections will be sent to the ASH Awards Committee and the ASH Executive Committee for final approval. August 2010

Winners notified. September 2010

Questions?
Questions about the ASH Mentor Award may be directed to training@hematology.org.

American Psychiatric Association and the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry Research Mentorship Award: Call for Submissions

On behalf of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry, we are inviting submissions for the 2010 APA/AACDP Research Mentorship Award.

This award honors an academic psychiatrist who has in a significant traditional or innovative manner, fostered the pursuit of student research within his/her university department. The nominee’s contribution may be through direct mentorship of individual students, or by the promotion of novel research-oriented training activities within a department or residency program. The award consists of an inscribed plaque and a $1,500 honorarium, to be presented at the APA Annual Meeting.

Only one nomination from any department will be considered. Candidates for the award need not be limited to senior, well-established candidates; innovativeness and dedication will be honored any academic level. Nominees must be members of APA.

The award recipient will be selected by the APA Committee on Research Awards, Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., Chair.

The nomination package, which should be submitted electronically, should include:

A nomination letter describing the contribution(s) of the nominee to the department/residency program and/or to the people mentored.
A representative list of mentees or other beneficiaries of a specific research training program fostered by the nominee.
The nominee’s curriculum vitae.
The nomination package should be submitted to Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., APA Division of Research: email: goharold@psych.org telephone: (703) 907-8623

Please note the Submission Deadline of Friday, August 27, 2010.

American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209

Questions?
Contact APA Answer Center
Call Toll-Free: 1-888-35-PSYCH or 1-888-35-77924
From outside the U.S. and Canada call: 1-703-907-7300
Email: apa@psych.org

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Clinical Fellowships--1st & 2nd Yr Fellowships

Application Deadline for 1st & 2nd Yr Fellowships: First Wednesday of October
Application Deadline for 3rd, 4th & 5th Yr Fellowships: First Wednesday of September

The intent of this award is to encourage specialized training early in a physician’s career and to prepare candidates for careers in academic medicine. Training must take place in a CF Foundation-accredited care center and must encompass diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, comprehensive care and CF-related research. Applicants must be eligible for Board certification in pediatrics or internal medicine by the time the fellowship begins.

Awards are $47,600 (first year) and $49,250 (second year) for stipend. Also, fellowships are available for additional basic and/or clinical research training in the third, fourth, and fifth years to qualified applicants. Recipients are expected to be subspecialty Board eligible at the completion of the program.

Applicants and sponsors must submit a proposal of the research studies to be undertaken and other specialized training that will be offered during this third year. Up to $68,250 may be awarded: $58,250 for stipend and $10,000 for research costs (indirect costs not allowed).

Recipients who do not enter a career of academic medicine will be subject to payback provisions. U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required.

Please direct inquiries to:

Grants and Contracts Office
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) FIGHT CF
(301) 951-4422
grants@cff.org

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award

Appication Deadline: First Wednesday of September

Application must be submitted electronically at Proposal Central by 5:00 pm (EDT).

This three-year award provides the opportunity for clinically-trained physicians to develop into independent biomedical research investigators who are actively involved in CF-related areas. It is also intended to facilitate the transition from postdoctoral training to a career in academic medicine.

Support is available for up to $76,000 per year plus $15,000 for supplies. (Indirect costs are not allowed.) U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required.

Please direct inquiries to:

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants and Contracts Office
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) FIGHT CF
(301) 951-4422
grants@cff.org

American Society of Human Genetics McKusick Leadership Award

This prestigious award is presented on behalf of the Society to an individual whose professional achievements have fostered and enriched the development of various human genetics disciplines. Potential recipients should exemplify the enduring leadership and vision required to ensure that the field of human genetics will flourish and successfully assimilate into the broader context of science, medicine, and health. They also may have made major contributions to awareness or understanding of human genetics by policy makers or by the general public. A plaque and $2,500 will be presented in honor of the awardee at the Annual Meeting.

General Award Submission Guidelines: All award nominations must be submitted online, through the appropriate link. Please note that posthumous nominations will not be accepted. If you have any other specific questions regarding ASHG awards, please direct them to klong@ashg.org.

Nominations are due by: Friday, April 16, 2010

The American Society of Human Genetics
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814
1-866-HUM-GENE | 301-634-7300
society@ashg.org

University of New Mexico Biomedical Informatics Fellowship Program

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (UNM HSLIC) invites
applications for our three-year training (research) fellowship in Biomedical Informatics (BMI). The
fellowship begins in June 2010 and comes with a stipend, health benefits, and limited support for research
project expenses. This fellowship also provides time and support for the fellow to complete a Masters
Degree in Clinical Research as well as the completion of a transcriptable certificate program in BMI.
Roughly half of the fellow’s time will be allocated for performance of a mentored research project in BMI
culminating in submission of a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal on the project’s results. The
fellowship position also comes with a Lecturer II faculty appointment in UNM HSLIC that will allow the
fellow to gain experience as a faculty member in a vibrant department in the UNM Health Sciences
Center.

The fellow will report to the HSLIC Director of Biomedical Informatics Research, Training and
Scholarship who will be the fellow’s primary mentor. Soon after starting the fellowship and establishing
a research project direction, other UNM faculty will be identified that will compose a mentor panel
(usually a total of 3-4 mentors). The purpose of the mentor panel is to provide guidance with expertise in
domains outside of BMI but relevant to the fellow’s area of research interest. In addition, the mentor
panel provides the opportunity for the fellow to obtain multiple perspectives from multiple domains of
expertise. The fellow will meet with their primary mentor weekly and with other mentor’s on an as
needed basis. The mentor panels will formally convene every 6-months to monitor the fellow’s overall
progress. Salary will be based on the NIH NRSA Stipend levels, based on years of experience:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-047.html

The responsibilities of the fellow will include:
• Successful attainment of all the competencies in the UNM BMI Training Program’s
competencies-based curriculum.
• Successful attainment of all the competencies in the UNM Clinical and Translational Sciences
Center, MS in Clinical Research Program. (Note there is considerable overlap between the BMI
and MSCR curricula).
• Successful completion of a certificate program in BMI.
• Successful completion of a mentored research project in BMI with a manuscript on the results
submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed journal.
• Participating as an active HSLIC faculty member, including limited participation on appropriate
informatics-related faculty projects or committees.
• Approximately 20% of the fellow’s time will be devoted to clinical service, teaching, a UNM
BMI Program administrative project, or some combination thereof based on the fellow’s prior
background and research interests.
• Help coordinate the UNM Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series (BioMISS).
• Present on a biomedical informatics topic on two BioMISS per year.
• Submission a grant application by the end of first year of the fellowship.

Required/Minimum Qualifications:
• Terminal degree in a biomedically relevant field, e.g., MD, PhD, PharmD, DPT, etc. Note that
those with PhD’s in areas not traditional considered to be “biomedically relevant” will be
consider if the fellow has a research interest in the biosciences domain, e.g., electrical
engineering, computer science, etc.
• A three-year, time full-time, time commitment.
Preferred Qualifications: (i.e., helpful but not absolutely necessary)
• Experience and or formal training in the use of information and communications technologies in a
biomedical domain.
• Teaching experience.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication abilities.

Institutional Information:
Located in Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico, The UNM HSLIC serves the School of
Medicine, undergraduate and graduate programs in the Colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy, seven allied
health programs, a graduate school of biomedical sciences, a Masters in Public Health Program, a Masters
in Clinical Research Program, and a university teaching hospital. HSLIC also houses a 30+ FTE IT group
that is responsible for maintaining the Health Sciences Center website, email, network, file servers, and
user support as well as being the center for web-based health science education for the University. The
university also has a state of the art medical simulation center, a high performance computing center,
Center for Telehealth, and a University Hospital system that is a level-1 trauma center and a tertiary
referral center for the entire state of New Mexico. UNM University Hospitals System uses an electronic
health record system with computerized physician order entry. There are multiple clinical and
epidemiological databases that are available for research and many opportunities for biomedical
informatics research in a wide spectrum of venues and domains.

Application Information:
To be considered complete, application materials must include:
• A letter of interest addressing required and preferred qualifications.
• A complete C.V.
• A personal statement that describes the applicant’s interest in biomedical informatics.
• Complete contact information for three professional references.

To Apply:
For complete details and more information on the biomedical informatics program at UNM, see:
http://hsc.unm.edu/library/informatics/.

Materials must be received no later than March 31, 2010 for best consideration. This position will remain
open until filled.

Society for Neuroscience Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring

Supported by Bernice Grafstein

The Bernice Grafstein Award, established in 2008 and open to both men and women, will be presented for the first time in 2009 for outstanding accomplishments in mentoring.

The award includes complimentary SfN annual meeting registration, 2 nights’ hotel accommodations, economy air travel or ground transportation to the meeting, and a monetary prize of $2,000.

Eligibility
Eligible candidates are evaluated by the following criteria:

The nominee will have shown an unusual dedication to, and success in, mentoring women neuroscientists and in facilitating their entry into or retention within the field of neuroscience.

In addition to one-on-one mentoring, nominees may be recognized for related efforts and achievements that promote women’s advancement in neuroscience.

Nominations must be made or endorsed by an SfN member. If the nominator is not an SfN member, the nomination package must include a letter of endorsement from a current Society member. Due to potential conflicts of interest, members of the Achievement Awards Selection Committee cannot serve as nominators. Nominees must be SfN members. Self-nomination is not permitted.

Application Instructions
Please submit the following materials to awards@sfn.org prior to the deadline in order to be considered. Be sure to include the award's name in the subject line.

One letter of recommendation (no more than 2 pages in length) describing the nominee's contributions to promoting women's advancement in neuroscience through mentoring and other efforts, such as leadership and service

A current curriculum vitae, including a list of students and postdoctoral fellows who have been mentored.

Application Deadline: May 14, 2010

Society for Neuroscience
1121 14th Street, NW
Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 962-4000
Fax: (202) 962-4941
E-mail: info@sfn.org

Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award

Application Deadline: May 14, 2010

The Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2000, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Women in Neuroscience, predecessor to the Committee on Women in Neuroscience (C-WIN). The award recognizes an individual with outstanding career achievements in neuroscience who has also significantly promoted the professional advancement of women in neuroscience.

The award includes complimentary SfN annual meeting registration and a monetary prize of $5,000.

Eligibility
Eligible candidates are evaluated by the following criteria:

* Sustained exceptional achievements in neuroscience as evidenced by publications, inventions, and/or awards
* Served the profession through C-WIN, SfN, and/or related organizations
* Recognized at national or international levels as a scientist, educator, businessperson, or administrator in neuroscience
* Demonstrated a high degree of imagination, innovation, and initiative in the pursuit of neuroscience
* Exhibited an unusual dedication to facilitating the mentoring and entry of young women into neuroscience or to the advancement of women in neuroscience

Nominations must be made or endorsed by an SfN member. If the nominator is not an SfN member, the nomination package must include a letter of endorsement from a current Society member. Due to potential conflicts of interest, members of the Achievement Awards Selection Committee cannot serve as nominators. Nominees do not have to be SfN members. Self-nomination is not permitted.

Application Instructions
Please submit the following materials to awards@sfn.org prior to the deadline in order to be considered. Be sure to include the award's name in the subject line.

* 1-3 three letters of recommendation
* A summary of key research accomplishments (2 pages)
* A summary of mentoring, leadership, and service (2 pages)
* A curriculum vitae, including a list of students and postdoctoral fellows who have been mentored

Society for Neuroscience
1121 14th Street, NW
Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 962-4000
Fax: (202) 962-4941
E-mail: info@sfn.org

Picker Institute/Gold Foundation 2010-2011 Challenge Grant Program

The purpose of the Picker Institute/Gold Foundation Challenge Grant Program is to provide annual grants to support the research and development of innovative projects designed to facilitate successful patient-centered care initiatives and best practices in the education of our country's future practicing physicians.

The Picker Institute/Gold Foundation Challenge Grant Program is seeking proposals that illustrate how certain interventions and innovations in graduate medical education programs can facilitate the development of best practices regarding patient-centered healthcare and/or humanism in medicine. The expected outcome of a grantee's project will be a demonstration of the measurable effects and sustainability of the effort to enhance compassionate, patient-centered care in residency education.

2010-2011 Funding Level In the year 2010, up to 10 deserving proposals that pursue the goal of enhancing patient-centeredness and humanism in medicine will be awarded a Challenge Grant from Picker Institute of up to $25,000 for a project period of up to one year. The grantees and/or their institutions will be required to provide a matching contribution.

Letter of Intent Deadline: March 31, 2010

The Picker Institute Inc. is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the global advancement of the principles of patient-centered care.

Arnold P. Gold Foundation
619 Palisade Ave.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

(201) 567-7999

2010 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest

Put Your Heart in Your Hand

If you are a current student at an accredited medical or osteopathic school, enter

The 2010 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest

* Win a cash prize *

In 1,000 words or less, please reflect on the following:

Describe a barrier a physician might face to practicing humanistic patient care. How might this be overcome and what can be learned in the process? (Use personal experiences or observations where possible)

First prize $1000 Second prize $500 Third prize $250

Essays will be graded on both content and style. Past Essay Contest judges have included Jerome Groopman, Perri Klass, Sherwin Nuland, Abraham Verghese, among others. In addition, the AAMC's Academic Medicine will continue its tradition of publishing the top three winning essays.

To enter, please:

1. Complete an entry form. Note that essays without an accompanying entry form will not be accepted.

Do not include your name on the essay itself. Only include your name on the entry form.

2. Send only electronic submissions. E-mail both the entry form and essay as Word or PDF attachments to essaycontest@gold-foundation.org with "2010 Essay Contest" in the subject line.

3. Note the Essay Contest deadline is 11:59pm Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

** Please note that only the First, Second and Third place winners will be notified of the contest results (via email or phone in July). The winners’ names and essays will be posted on the Gold Foundation’s website. The names of the top honorable mentions will be highlighted as well.

Arnold P. Gold Foundation
619 Palisade Ave.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

(201) 567-7999