APPLICATION DEADLINE – NOVEMBER 1, 2010
All applications must be submitted electronically to grants@saem.org, including letters of recommendation. All applications must be received on the due date by 5pm (Central time). If electronic signatures are not available please submit the application and letters of recommendation electronically without signatures. Applications must be in a single file (PDF format only) and attached to an email. The subject line of the email should indicate the grant for which the applicant is applying. One hard-copy of the signed application and all supporting documentation should be subsequently mailed to the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine at 2340 South River Road, Suite 200, Des Plaines, IL 60018. The hard copy must be post marked on or before the grant due date (i.e., if the electronic deadline is 5pm Central time, August 1, the hard copy must be post-marked on August 1).
PURPOSE OF THE AWARD
The Emergency Medical Services Research Fellowship Grant strives to foster teaching, education, and research in emergency medicine. Through the generous support of Physio-Control, this fellowship in emergency medical services (EMS) provides an opportunity for a qualified emergency physician to acquire important skills and begin to develop expertise as part of an academic career with a focus in EMS. The mission of the grant is to develop the academic potential of the selected fellow by providing support for a one-year training fellowship that develops both EMS leadership and research. Potential for, and experience with, EMS leadership and research will be weighted equally when evaluating applications. Leadership will include, but is not limited to, involvement with administration, education, and prehospital medical direction.
Selection of the Emergency Medical Services Fellow will weigh equally the fellow applicant, the proposed research project, and the environment and opportunities at the institution that will host the fellow. Prospective fellows submit an application to SAEM. One fellow per year is selected from the applicant pool. The selected fellow must choose his/her fellowship site prior to applying for the grant and must describe that site in the application.
This grant provides $60,000 for a one-year fellowship for emergency medicine residency graduates at an SAEM-approved fellowship training site. The fellow must have an in-depth training experience in EMS with an emphasis on research concepts and methods. All applications must be submitted electronically.
FELLOW ELIGIBILITY
The fellowship candidate must meet the following criteria:
(1) Be a senior emergency medicine resident at an accredited emergency medicine residency program or in the first year after completion of an accredited emergency medicine residency;
(2) Be board eligible or certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine; or pediatric emergency medicine.
The applicant may not have previously completed more than one year of an EMS fellowship.
The successful candidate shall have demonstrated a sustained interest in EMS, but prior experience as a prehospital care provider is not required. He/she shall have demonstrated interest in research. This may include previous participation in research related to emergency medicine or another field, peer-reviewed publications, or presentations of original research at scientific meetings. The successful candidate will also have demonstrated commitment to teaching and/or have evidence of leadership potential. The fellow must be a member of SAEM during the award period. In summary, leadership and research potential will both be judged and are considered equally important.
EMS FELLOWSHIP HOST INSTITUTION
The host institution must provide adequate administrative and clerical support to the fellow and fellowship director, including, but not limited to, office space, research support, and information systems. The institution must demonstrate the availability of physician teaching opportunities for the EMS fellow. Ideally, there should be an accredited emergency medicine residency program at the host institution. The institution must demonstrate the availability of paramedic trainee teaching opportunities for the EMS fellow. The institution must have a formal agreement with a paramedic training site that provides adequate teaching opportunities for the fellow. The institution must have a written agreement with one or more EMS agencies that will permit the fellow to obtain experience in providing medical care and direction at the scenes of emergencies. The written agreement must specify how the fellow will arrive at the scene of an emergency.
The institution must have a demonstrated track record of involvement and commitment to EMS at local, state, and national levels. The host institution must provide opportunities for the fellow to maintain clinical emergency medicine skills, but shall not require fellows to perform clinical duty in the emergency department in excess of one clinical shift per week (this should not exceed 12 hours per week). The institution should have a track record of research accomplishment, including both publication and grants.
EMS FELLOWSHIP DIRECTOR
The EMS fellowship director must be a member of SAEM. The EMS fellowship director must be certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. The director should have demonstrated expertise in teaching, research, and EMS activities, including publication of original research in peer-reviewed journals. The director must be active in his/her local EMS system, preferably as an EMS medical director. The director must be involved in EMS at the state level, as evidenced by participation on committees or administrative work-product. The director must also be active in EMS at the national level, as evidenced by participation in national EMS organizations. The director must be directly responsible for the supervision and oversight of the EMS fellow.
THE FINANCIAL AWARD
The EMS Research Fellowship Grant will provide a total of up to $60,000 for one year as support for the EMS research trainee. Detailed budgets will be required. Funds must be used for salary. No additional research costs (e.g., supplies, equipment, technical assistance, etc.) will be supported by SAEM; these costs are the responsibility of the sponsoring institution. Failure to meet the award guidelines or inability of the candidate to complete the term of the award shall result in the return of residual funds to SAEM.
DURATION OF THE AWARD
The award is for one year (July 1 through June 30). Previous award recipients are not eligible for a second award.
PROGRESS REPORTS
A progress report is due at the end of the award period (June 30). The progress report should include the following:
· List the proposal’s activities as it relates to the objective and timeline as described in the proposal.
· List presentations and publications generated by the fellow during the period.
· List any deficiencies or deviations from the submitted proposal.
· List the distribution of grant funds and describe any deviation from the submitted budget.
POLICIES GOVERNING THE USE OF HUMANS AND ANIMALS
If human or animal experimentation is to be performed during the period of the award, the department and institution to be used as the training site must affirm that: (1) investigations involving human subjects proposed and subsequently carried out in the application have been endorsed by the Institutional Review Board, or other clearly designated appropriate body, at the study site; (2) any research involving human subjects will conform ethically with the guidelines prescribed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and (3) research involving animals will conform with the current "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals", NIH publication, DHHS/USPHS, and has been approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee at the study site.
INVESTIGATORY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE POLICY/OBJECTIVITY IN RESEARCH
Applicants and institutions are required by SAEM to comply with the PHS regulations, Final Rule, 42 CFR Part 50, Subpart F, Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research. The signature of the officials signing for the applicant's and mentor's institution on the Signature page of the application indicates compliance that an institutional administrative process is in effect to identify and resolve conflicting financial interests of the type described in Subpart 50.604(a) with respect to all projects for which funding is sought from SAEM.
PATENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER POLICY
All inventions discovered or arising out of research supported in whole or in part by SAEM/Physio-Control, which may be used in emergency medicine research, teaching, or practice, shall be reported within one (1) year to SAEM. "Invention" is any discovery, material, method, process, product, program, software of use, whether or not patented or patentable or copyrighted or copyrightable, that has application of value such that its use, licensing, lease, or sale can generate revenue.
If the institution receiving or disbursing SAEM/Physio-Control funds, which supported the invention has an established and applicable patent, intellectual property, or technology transfer policy and procedure for administering inventions, SAEM will defer to that policy.
If the institution has no established and applicable patent, intellectual property, or technology transfer policy and procedure for administering inventions, SAEM/Physio-Control shall have the right to determine the disposition of invention rights. In such cases, SAEM may:
1. Decide that patent and copyright should be or not be filed;
2. Release the invention to the inventor(s) or inventor's designee;
3. Submit the invention to a qualified organization for administration and licensing;
4. Determine by negotiation the fair share of royalty income to be paid to the inventor(s);
5. License or make other arrangements for the application and use of the invention on an exclusive or non-exclusive, royalty, or royalty-free basis.
The Grants Committee is responsible for the review of all applications, and will make recommendations to the SAEM Board of Directors regarding recipients. A scoring system considering the qualifications of the applicant and mentor, the research proposal, the training proposal, and the institution will be assessed with the goal of funding applicants with the highest likelihood of becoming highly productive academic emergency physicians with specialized expertise in EMS.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please contact the Grants Committee Chair or the RTG Subcommittee Chair with any questions.
Jason Haukoos, MD, MSc
Chair, Grants Committee
Tel: (303) 436-7141
Manish N. Shah, MD MPH
Chair, EMS Research Fellowship Subcommittee
Tel: (585) 463-2920
(updated 2010 May 25– jh/ms)