Society for Academic Emergency Medicine/Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation Patient Safety Research Fellowship Award
The deadline for applying for the SAEM/EMPSF Patient Safety Research Fellowship Award is August 2, 2010.
The grant, co-sponsored by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation (www.empsf.org), awards $75,000 over a 12-month period to enhance the development of an emergency medicine patient safety researcher. Additionally, funds are provided for the recipient to participate in the American Hospital Association (AHA) / National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship. Successful applications will describe a significant, relevant, and feasible research project in the area of patient safety, as well as a mentored training program designed to provide the applicant with a foundation for becoming an emergency medicine patient safety research leader.
For more information, please see the SAEM website (www.saem.org) or contact the SAEM Grants Committee by sending an email to saem@saem.org. Applications should be sent electronically to SAEM and one hard copy mailed to SAEM, 2340 S. River Road, Suite 200, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
PURPOSE OF THE FELLOWSHIP
1. To identify ways and means to improve patient safety in emergency medicine by increasing knowledge and promoting research in this area.
2. To provide support to an emergency medicine academician for a one-year program of concentrated training in research methods and concepts related to patient safety in emergency medicine. The award is intended to support the development of basic clinical research skills, which will be accomplished in part by completion of a research project.
3. To encourage further academic development and participation in patient safety research by the fellowship recipient. The Patient Safety Research Fellowship provides financial support for a trainee to acquire sound patient safety research skills. As such, the training curriculum and strong mentorship are essential and equally as important as the project performed during the training period. An outstanding application will include well-developed descriptions of each of these important elements. It is imperative that the research study proposal is focused on patient safety research. The Patient Safety Research Fellowship also is intended to provide trainees with fundamental skills necessary to succeed as a patient safety scientist and to compete for additional extramural grant funding.
ELIGIBILITY
The Applicant
The applicant must have an advanced degree such as MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, ScD or equivalent, and hold a university appointment in or be actively involved with a department or division of emergency medicine. Residents, fellows and new faculty (within two years of residency training completion) are expected to be SAEM members during the award period. Faculty applicants who are two or more years post-training must be a member of SAEM for more than 12 months at the time of the application deadline in order to apply for the award.
The applicant's department or mentor's department:
1. Must be actively involved in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine research and teaching. Department of emergency medicine outside the United States are also eligible for this award.
2. Must have an established research program as indicated by:
A. Successful extra- and intramural competitive grant funding.
B. Current approved clinical or laboratory investigations.
C. Research presentations at national or international meetings.
D. Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
3. Must have the dedicated funds, space, and support personnel available to assure completion of projects in which the applicant is to participate.
The Mentor
1. Must be an established research investigator with expertise in emergency medicine and patient safety.
2. Must commit the necessary time to provide both specific and general research training for the fellow.
3. Must supervise the fellow's research project.
4. Must provide the necessary equipment and resources to carry out the research project if these are not available from the fellow's department.
THE TRAINING PLAN
The research training plan may include, but is not limited to, formal didactic course work and formal training under the mentor. Other work may include participation in research activities, such as journal clubs, study toward an advanced degree applicable to research, and formal or informal study in patient safety. In general, the training plan should be focused and should integrate in a logical fashion with the proposed research project. A description of how the applicant's progress will be formally evaluated must be included. The proposed training plan should further the applicant's career development.
