Rejection Resilience: Revising and Resubmitting Grant Proposals and Manuscripts (Education Committee- and Educational Research Interest Group-Sponsored)
Rejection is an inevitable part of academic writing and grant funding, with nearly 90% of grant proposals going unfunded and approximately 40% of manuscripts rejected after peer review. For early and mid-career faculty in emergency medicine, these high rejection rates can lead to burnout and career stagnation, jeopardizing the study and dissemination of valuable scholarship. This session focuses on managing the emotional and professional challenges of rejection while providing tools for successful revisions and resubmissions. A panel of experienced faculty will offer evidence-based insights and personal strategies to help participants 1) leverage reviewer feedback, 2) address emotional responses to rejection, and 3) access resources, mentors, and collaborators for support. Audience Q&A will enhance the interactive experience.
Learning Objectives:
- Summarize the process of revising and resubmitting manuscripts and grant proposals
- Describe ways to channel feelings of rejection and frustration throughout the resubmission process in order to enhance subsequent success
- Develop a systematic approach for integrating feedback into revisions
- Identify resources, mentors, and collaborators to improve rejected manuscripts and grant proposals
Presenters:
- Rebekah Cole, PhD, M.Ed
- Michael Gottlieb, MD
- Thomas Yang, MD, MEdHP, MBA, MS
- Holly A. Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE
- Wendy C. Coates, MD
- Amy F. Hildreth, MD, MHPE, FACEP
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Rebekah Cole, PhD, M.Ed.
Uniformed Services University
Dr. Rebekah Cole is an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine at USU. As an educational researcher, Dr. Cole conducts quantitative and qualitative field research during high-fidelity military medical simulations- Operation Bushmaster, Operation Gunpowder, and the Advanced Combat Medical Experience (ACME)- to determine their impact on military medical student readiness.
With her clinical background in mental health counseling, Dr. Cole also studies the impact of mental health and wellness on military performance. She is currently conducting DoD grant-funded research on the impact of mindfulness training on military medical students' performance in the operational environment.
Throughout her career, Dr. Cole has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented at more than 30 international, national, and regional conferences. She is currently Chair of the Society for Academic and Emergency Medicine's (SAEM) Educational Research Interest Group. -
Rush University Medical Center
Michael Gottlieb, MD is the Vice Chair of Research and Director of the Emergency Ultrasound Division at Rush University Medical Center. He is Past-Chair of the ACEP Ultrasound Section and Past-Chair of the AAEM Ultrasound Section. He has authored over 500 peer-reviewed publications and is an Editor for Academic Medicine, The Annals of Emergency Medicine, The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, and Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training, as well as the Social Media Editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is Past-Chair of the CORD Academy for Scholarship, Past-Chair of the SAEM Education Summit, Past-Chair of the CORD Education Committee, Past-Chair of the CORD Best Practices Subcommittee, and a nationally-recognized speaker and educator. His academic interests include medical education, ultrasound, infectious diseases, heart failure, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Holly A. Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE
Director of Evaluation and Assessment
Stanford University
Dr. Holly Caretta-Weyer is associate residency program director and director of evaluation and assessment for the Stanford University emergency medicine residency program as well as EPA/CBME implementation lead at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Caretta-Weyer attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she graduated Alpha Omega Alpha with honors in research. She stayed at Wisconsin for her emergency medicine residency, where she was also chief resident. Dr. Caretta-Weyer then completed her medical education scholarship fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University and earned her master's in health professions education at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is a PhD candidate at Maastricht University studying residency selection in a competency-based system.
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Wendy C. Coates, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Wendy C. Coates, MD is Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine. She served as Dean of the UCLA Acute Care College and Director of Education at Harbor-UCLA where she founded the first Fellowship in Medical Education Scholarship in 1997. She enjoys continued active mentorship of promising academic emergency medicine academic physicins. She graduated with honors from Allegheny College, earned her MD from Case Western Reserve University, and completed the EM residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Allegheny General.
Dr. Coates is an education scientist whose research focus is Health Professions Education with an emphasis on faculty and learner development, mentorship, curricular innovation and evaluation, creativity in medicine, and qualitative methods. In addition to several peer reviewed publications and textbook chapters, she is a founding member of the Editorial Board for AEM Education & Training, member of the AEM Editorial Board, Associate Editor for the Journal of Dance Medicine and Science and was an ABEM Item Writer for 9 years.
Dr. Coates is past-president of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and has dedicated many years of active service and leadership activities within the Society that focus on advancing its mission of supporting research and education in EM. -
Amy F. Hildreth, MD, MHPE, FACEP
Uniformed Services University
Dr. Amy Hildreth attended the University of Maryland, and was selected for the Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program to obtain her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
She separated from the Navy after six years of active duty service and joined the Faculty of the Uniformed Services University as the Clerkship Director for the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine. During her military service she held academic roles at Naval Medical Center San Diego and Walter Reed National Military Center, as well as operational roles from her deployments to a Role 3 in Afghanistan as well as with a mobile Role 2 stationed out of Bahrain.
Dr. Hildreth has an extensive background in simulation and education, she completed her Masters in Health Professions Education at the Uniformed Services University in 2023.