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John Marx Medical Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Development Scholarship

Purpose

The Department of Emergency Medicine is providing a funding opportunity for medical educators to attend a faculty development course pertaining to medical education.

Goal

The goal of this funding opportunity is to continuously improve medical education by:

• Continuing application of new knowledge.
• Improving the quality of training in medical education and fostering the continued development of medical educators.
• Facilitate collaboration among individuals representing a broad range of disciplines who contribute to medical education.
• Facilitate the exchange of contemporary medical education principles, disseminate the results of scholarship, and encourage their application to education practice.
• Development and implementation of an innovative education project.
• Publication of scholarship.

Key Dates

• December 2020: Mandatory Letter of Intent Due (emailed directly to Jessica)
• January 2021: Application/Submission Due ()
• February 2021: Notification of Award
• August 2021: Anticipated Start Date

Scholarship Application Process

1. Applicants will prepare a proposal for an innovative education project by the scholarship deadline.
2. The proposal will be reviewed by the Review Committee appointed by the Vice Chair of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå of the Department of Emergency Medicine. The final decision of approval will be made jointly by the Review Committee and the Vice Chair of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.
3. Proposals will need to include a preference of attending one of the following faculty development programs:
   1. ACEP Teaching Fellowship ()
   2. Harvard Macy Institute Professional Development Course ()
   3. ALiEM Faculty Incubator ()

Scholarship Requirements

• Eligible applicants include full-time faculty members of the Department of Emergency Medicine at ≥ 0.8 FTE.
• Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå should represent a significant portion of their professional goals.
• Applicants may receive this scholarship only once during their career.
• Applicants who receive the scholarship are expected to:
  • Develop an innovative education project for the Department of Emergency Medicine.
  • Provide a 6- and 12-month progress reports to the Blue Affinity Group.
  • Provide a final report and implement the innovative education project.
  • Present the final report of the innovative education project at a combined faculty meeting.
  • Submit and achieve acceptance of a peer-reviewed publication and/or other atypical form of scholarship pertaining to the innovative education project.

Scholarship Format

• Personal statement that includes a description of how this scholarship and the education development course furthers the applicant’s goals as an educator. Include a statement of agreement to participate in all aspects of the selected faculty development course if selected for the scholarship (1 page maximum).
• Project proposal form.
• Current Curriculum Vitae.

Scholarship Award

• ACEP Teaching Fellowship:
  • Award of $2,000 for expenses related to registration, lodging, and travel.
• AliEM Faculty Incubator:
  • Award of $2,000 for expenses related to registration, lodging, and travel.
• Harvard Macy Institute:
  • One award of up to $6,000 for expenses related to registration, lodging, and travel.

Submission Deadline and Review Process

• Proposals by 5:00 pm MST on the submission due date to be considered for funding.
• The applications will be reviewed by the Review Committee appointed by the Vice Chair of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå for the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Review

Applications will be judged based on the criteria listed below:

• Importance of the proposed project.
• Clarity of the goals, relevance of literature, and plan for dissemination.
• Realistic scope of the project.
• Potential to impact the Department of Emergency Medicine, including the project’s potential to serve as a model for other education-related projects or to influence curriculum design or new methods of instruction or evaluation.
• Potential to impact educational practice in UME, GEM, or faculty development.

Questions

All inquires and communication should be addressed to Jessica Hitt-Laustsen, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Manager, Department of Emergency Medicine at jessica.hitt-laustsen@cuanschutz.edu.