SAEM Lion's Den

Calling all students, fellows, and faculty members! We invite you to pitch your innovative research ideas to an experienced panel of emergency medicine experts who will consider “investing” in you and your research idea through mentorship, expertise, or more. Selected presenters have five minutes and a maximum of seven slides to persuade the Lion’s Den Panel that their research topic holds merit, their approach is sound, and they are deserving of investment.

If you are interested in participating, submit the form below or e-mail Anish Agarwa.

Lion's Den Submissions

Purpose

The purpose of this didactic is to improve junior emergency medicine (EM) researchers' ability to develop and "pitch" a research proposal to a group of experienced research mentors. In this didactic, a panel of senior EM researchers highlight critical elements of a junior research pilot, study, or grant proposal and provide real-time feedback to participants. Attendees leave the didactic better prepared to summarize, formulate, and implement truly successful emergency and acute care research studies.

How Does It Work?

A perennial issue for junior EM investigators is lack of guidance in, and experience with, development and funding of initial, small-scale study proposals to build data for larger research studies. Many senior investigators believe that creating and getting funding for a research proposal is similar to the entrepreneurial process of developing and obtaining funding for a business proposal. Drawing on the innovative and humorous format of the popular "Shark Tank" television show, adapted for our specialty, this didactic includes a panel of senior EM researchers who provide real-time guidance on this model of proposal development.

Learning Objectives 

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify the four basic structural components of a successful study proposal.
• Describe four key mistakes made by junior researchers in study designs and proposals, and determine strategies to avoid them.
• Apply strategies to maximize the success of your own study proposals.