SAEMF/CDEM Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education Grant

The application period for this grant closes each year in August.

This document provides an overview of this grant. For complete instructions on applying, please see the Detailed Instructions. For submission instructions and SAEMF policies, visit How To Apply. For answers to other common questions, visit our Grants FAQ or email grants@saem.org.

PURPOSE OF THE AWARD

The SAEMF/CDEM Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education Grant awards $5,000 over a one-year period starting July 1 to support an innovative project that addresses one of the six areas of the CDEM mission (listed below) and creates knowledge that can be shared across those teaching undergraduate Emergency Medicine. Areas of innovation can include teaching, assessment or faculty development, and should advance understanding or best practices of these or other areas. The grant recipient should study this innovation in some way (ex. validity, effectiveness, etc).

The mission of CDEM is six-fold:

1. To advance the education of medical students as it pertains to the specialty of emergency and acute care medicine.
2. To serve as a unified voice for EM clerkship directors and medical student educators on a national level.
3. To provide a forum for EM clerkship directors and medical student educators to communicate, share ideas, and generate solutions to common problems.
4. To foster undergraduate medical education research and provide a platform for collaboration.
5. To foster the professional development and career satisfaction of EM clerkship directors and medical student educators.
6. To foster relationships with other organizations to promote medical education.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE AWARD

The SAEMF/CDEM Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education Grant awardee is expected to:

1. Attend the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year and present their project at the CDEM Annual Business Meeting.
2. Submit interim and final progress reports in accordance with SAEMF instructions.
3. Submit an abstract reporting the results of the research project for presentation at the SAEM Annual Meeting. As the selection of research abstracts is a competitive process, acceptance is not assured.
4. Publish a manuscript (first-authored by the awardee) arising from the project in a peer-reviewed journal within two years of completing the award.

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD

An applicant for the SAEMF/CDEM Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education Grant must:

1. Be a member of SAEM in good standing at the time of the application deadline, and during the entire award period.
2. Be a member of CDEM in good standing at the time of the application deadline and during the entire award period.
3. Have an advanced/doctoral or terminal educational degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, DSc or equivalent).
4. Hold a university appointment in or be actively involved (e.g., have an adjunct appointment) with a department or division of emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine at the start of award period. The applicant may work as a clinician at an institution other than the host institution or the institution at which the project will be conducted.
5. Demonstrate a sustained interest in and commitment to undergraduate emergency medicine. This demonstrated commitment may include participation in CDEM and other educational endeavors, peer-reviewed publications and presentations, or presentations of scholarly activity at scientific meetings, and local, regional, national and international activities focused on research and emergency medicine-focused medical education work.

Full Eligibility Criteria, Detailed Instructions, and Additional Information for SAEMF Grants can be found here.

Updated August 10, 2023