Society for Pediatric Dermatology 2012 Mentorship Grant Awards
Deadline for Submission is April 15, 2012
OBJECTIVES
-- Establish a formal mentorship program within Pediatric Dermatology
-- Promote career development within the field of Pediatric Dermatology
-- Cultivate relationships between established pediatric dermatologists and residents/fellows/junior faculty who have chosen to pursue a career in pediatric dermatology
ELIGIBILITY
1. Applicants must be members of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology.
2. Applicants must be in a ACGME‐approved Dermatology training program, American Board of Dermatology (ABD) approved Pediatric Dermatology fellowship or junior faculty member in Dermatology (fewer than or equal to 5 years out of an ACGME approved residency training program in Dermatology).
3. Applicants are to submit a proposal that has been approved by the potential mentor that involves working directly with the mentor at their site. The projects should focus on the development of a particular expertise that is not available at the trainee’s institution and should relate directly to the care of children with skin disease. Examples of such projects include; initiation of research collaborations, implementation of clinical based technologies and the development of multidisciplinary clinics, (e.g. epidermolysis bullosa, or genodermatoses). The duration of the project at the mentor’s site should be between 2 to 4 weeks. It is essential that institutional compatibility program requirements be detailed prior to the submission of the proposal. For example, if the proposal involves direct patient care, details relating to malpractice coverage must be approved by the graduate medical education office of the hosting institution and must be arranged prior to the submission of the proposal.
4. A list of SPD members who have expressed their desire to participate in this program as mentors (as well as their area of expertise or research interest) is available by contacting the SPD. Any active member of the SPD in good standing can serve as a mentor if they choose to accept a trainee.
5. Mentors may accept no more than one trainee from this program during a funding cycle (July 1
through June 30).
Awards cover travel expenses, accommodations and related costs while working with a specific mentor. The grants are not to fund research projects for which other potential avenues of funding are available.
Applicants are required to submit:
1) a completed Mentorship Grant Application form
2) a mentorship proposal (outlined in #3 above)
3) a detailed budget
Send three (3) copies of a completed application and attachments to:
Society for Pediatric Dermatology
Attn: Mentorship Grant Program
8365 Keystone Crossing, Suite 107
Indianapolis, IN 46240
GRANT AMOUNT
The maximum individual grant amount to be awarded is $4,000.
PROPOSAL REVIEW AND ANNOUNCEMENT
Proposals will be reviewed by a Mentorship Awards Grant Committee. All applicants will be informed in June 2012 as to whether their proposal will be funded. SPD will make a formal announcement of Mentorship Award Grant recipients at its 2012 Annual Meeting (July 11 – 14 in Monterey, CA).
COMPLETION OF MENTORSHIP “EXPERIENCE”
All Mentorship rotations must be completed within one (1) year receiving the grant (expected
competition no later than June 30, 2013).
EVALUATION
A brief summary that has been signed off on by the mentor will be sent to the SPD from the trainee within 6 weeks after the completion of the program.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, please contact SPD at (317) 202‐0224 or by email at spd@hp‐assoc.com or
you may contact Maria Garzon, MD, Mentorship Task Force Chair, at mcg2@columbia.edu.
