Innovative Dermatology Education Award (IDEA) Grant

The Innovative Dermatology Education Award (IDEA), supported by the Elsevier Foundation and Skin Disease Education Foundation, aims to enhance dermatologists' education through innovative programs. Eligible organizations, including ACCME-accredited CME providers and universities, can apply for one-year grants focusing on novel teaching strategies and content delivery mechanisms. The program emphasizes partnerships with the American Academy of Dermatology to ensure quality and relevance in educational offerings.

Grant overview
Through a generous contribution from the Elsevier Foundation and the Skin Disease Education Foundation (SDEF), both of whom share the American Academy of Dermatology’s (AAD) commitment to continuing excellence in dermatology, the AAD has created an educational program called the Innovative Dermatology Education Award (IDEA).
The IDEA program was established to facilitate dermatologists' continuing education through support and development of innovative continuing medical education programs.
Available grants
IDEA grants are awarded for programs that incorporate innovative teaching strategies or utilize innovative content delivery mechanisms. Applicants may apply for a one-year grant in the teaching strategy category and content delivery mechanism category. Programs are eligible to apply for both categories in one application.
Teaching strategy category
This category applies to programs that incorporate innovative teaching methods or strategies into educational interventions. Teaching strategies refer to methods used to help learners achieve the desired results of the education program. When applying for a grant in this category, applicants should describe how the innovative teaching strategy contributes to achieving desired results.
Examples of traditional teaching strategies include lectures, case-based learning, Q & A, etc. An innovative teaching strategy should include a novel, fresh approach that goes beyond traditional methods. Applications should explain how the strategy is new or novel.
Content delivery mechanism category
Content delivery mechanisms refer to the means used to deliver educational content.
Examples of traditional content delivery mechanism include traditional lectures, audience response systems, webinars, etc. An innovative content delivery mechanism should include a novel, fresh approach that goes beyond traditional methods and may include the utilization of innovative platforms/technologies.

Eligibility

The following types of organizations are eligible to apply for an IDEA grant: ACCME-accredited CME providersUniversitiesAcademic medical centersHospitalsState or national medical membership organizationsPublishersTechnical or software companiesThe target audience IDEA-funded activities and programs must be dermatologists. If the IDEA-funded activity or program is an educational delivery mechanism, the applicant agrees to partner with the American Academy of Dermatology to develop content and identify subject matter experts.AAD will be given the right of first refusal to license, publish, or sell IDEA-funded activities or programs that result in a marketable product or delivery mechanism.

Ineligibility

Organizations that produce, market, re-sell, or distribute health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients are not eligible for an IDEA grant. (These criteria do not include providers of clinical services.)