Pearls and Pitfalls in SAEM Foundation Grants Submissions

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  Nicholas M. Mohr, MD, MS

  University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

  Nicholas Mohr, MD, MS is a Professor of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia Critical Care, and Epidemiology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He is also the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine, the Director of the Emergency Medicine-Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship Program, the Director of the Emergency Medicine Physician Scientist Training Pathway (PSTP) in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program, and the Director of the Rural Telehealth Research Center. Dr. Mohr completed residency in emergency medicine and was a Chief Resident at Indiana University, then he completed fellowship in critical care medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Mohr has been active in SAEM, most recently serving as the Chair of the SAEM Grants Committee (2019-2022), the Chair of the Scientific Subcommittee (Abstracts) of the SAEM Program Committee (2019-2022), and the SAEM Representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Physician Scientist Training Pathway Committee (2021-present). He also served as the Chair of the Planning Committee for the SAEM Great Plains Regional Meeting in 2016, the Co-Lead of the Writing Committee for the SAEM Generational Issues in Emergency Medicine Task Force (2009-10), and a member of the SAEM Research Committee. Dr. Mohr’s interest in a position on the Board of Directors stems from his deep appreciation for the role SAEM has played in his own mentorship and personal career development. He is particularly interested in issues of professional mentorship within the Society and how the Society can establish procedures for more robust succession planning within committees, task forces, and academies. More globally, he is interested in how emergency medicine as a specialty can grow the cadre of successfully funded independent researchers, and his recent work has focused on improving residency and junior faculty training opportunities for graduates of Medical Scientist Training Programs (MSTP, MD/PhD training). Dr. Mohr feels that the Society is critical to the future of academic emergency medicine education, research, and practice, and he would be honored to serve the Society on the Board of Directors.
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  Bryn E. Mumma, MD, MAS

  Grants Committee Chair

  University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

  Dr. Mumma, is an associate professor in the department of emergency medicine at the University of California at Davis. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency Program. Prior to joining the UC Davis faculty, she completed a research fellowship (which included completion of the Mentored Clinical Research Training Program) and earned her Master of Applied Science degree in clinical research. This was followed by completion of the NHLBI K12 Research Career Development Program in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Mumma's research focuses broadly on outcomes and systems of care in cardiovascular emergencies, with particular interest in high-sensitivity troponin, myocardial injury and infarction, and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. 
  
  

  An active SAEM member, Dr. Mumma has chaired the SAEM Bylaws Committee and the SAEM Grants Committee. As chair of the Grants Committee, she also served on the SAEM Foundation Board of Trustees. In addition, she has participated as faculty for SAEM’s Grant Writing Workshop, Research Learning Series, and ARMED Course. Dr. Mumma is the recipient of numerous awards, including both the Early Investigator Award from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium Young Investigator Award.

Learning Objectives

• Identify SAEMF funding opportunities that align with their training, interests, and expertise
• Describe key elements of a successful SAEMF grant application
• Identify resources available from SAEM to assist in preparing an SAEMF grant application