Show Me the Money: Securing Grant Funding in Medical Education

Show Me the Money: Securing Grant Funding in Medical Education (Simulation Academy and Educational Research Interest Group Sponsored)

The COVID-19 pandemic accentuated the need for highly trained and capable emergency medicine physicians throughout the world. In order to adequately prepare and train emergency medicine physicians for future global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, the field of emergency medicine is in need of high caliber, clinically relevant outcomes for medical education research. In order to achieve these goals, educational researchers must be intentional in seeking funding for their work. However, many may find this process challenging, due to a lack of understanding regarding the grant application process or a lack of knowledge on where to find funding for medical education research. During this session, we will discuss how to overcome these challenges, including strategies for finding a good mentor, adjusting to a new type of writing, paying close attention to what has been funded before, volunteering for review panels, and identifying an appropriate funding agency. Experienced panel members from a variety of institutions across the United States will share their experiences and best practices for securing medical education funding. They will also share strategies for portraying to stakeholders how medical education research differs from clinical/basic science research throughout the grant proposal process.

Presenters:
Rebekah Cole, PhD, M.Ed.
Michael Gottlieb, MD
Holly A. Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE
Tiffany Moadel, MD
Thomas Yang, MD
Ambrose H. Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Annemarie Cardell, MD
Amy F. Hildreth, MD, MHPE