SAEMF/Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) Research Grant

SAEMF/Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: December 09, 2024

Summary

The SAEMF/Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) Research Grant provides $10,000 over one year to support research proposals aimed at evaluating the impact of point-of-care ultrasound on clinical practices or understanding learning curves. The grant seeks to fill critical knowledge gaps regarding patient outcomes and training requirements. Proposals may focus on application-specific evaluations, comparisons of emergency departments, or learning curve assessments to enhance emergency medicine practices and improve patient care.

Overview

AEUS Research Grant Purpose of the Award The SAEMF/AEUS Research Grant awards $10,000 over a one-year period starting the specified date to support a research proposal that evaluates the impact of point-of-care ultrasound on clinical practice or characterize point-of-care ultrasound learning curves. The purpose of this research grant is to fill knowledge gaps in the impact of point-of-care ultrasound on patient outcomes and the amount of training needed to achieve competence in performing point-of-care ultrasound. The research proposals can be: Ultrasound application-specific (e.g. assessing the impact of an ultrasound application with respect to diagnosis and management) Ultrasound practice-specific (e.g. comparing emergency departments with and without point-of-care ultrasound with respect to throughput, cost-effectiveness, patient safety, etc.) Focused on point-of-care ultrasound learning curves to identify performance plateaus for both image acquisition and interpretation. The goals of the grant align with missions of the SAEMF to improve the emergency care of patients and help emergency physicians develop the skills to become successful investigators. Expectations of the Award The SAEMF/AEUS Research Grant proposal is expected to: Be measurable and reproducible. Be relevant to the practice of point-of-care ultrasound. Provide evidence-based research that advances the field of point-of-care ultrasound. Address patient outcomes or education in point-of-care ultrasound. Examples include:Comparing diagnostic accuracy/efficacy and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care ultrasound with other imaging modalities. Evaluating the impact of point-of-care ultrasound on patient safety, throughput, and patient satisfaction. Evaluating use of point-of-care ultrasound in non-academic, community-based settings. Evaluating variation in point-of-care ultrasound use across regions and institutions nationally, to identify best practices with respect to quality assurance, documentation, integration into practice, and breadth of applications. Creating multi-institutional point-of-care ultrasound databases. Exploring the use of point-of-care automated ultrasound software. Comparing point-of-care ultrasound instructional methods. Evaluating learning curves for image acquisition and interpretation. Assessing ultrasound competency at any level of medical education (Undergraduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education, Continuing Medical Education), including the Emergency Medicine Milestones of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Evaluating inter-professional ultrasound educational programs. Exploring the use of technology for teaching point-of-care ultrasound skills. Providing evidence for best practices in point-of-care ultrasound training. The SAEMF/AEUS Research Grant awardee is expected to: Attend the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year. Submit interim and final progress reports in accordance with SAEMF instructions. 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, submission is expected, acceptance is not assured. Publish a manuscript (first-authored by the awardee) arising from the project in a peer-reviewed journal within two years of completing the award.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. An applicant for the SAEMF/AEUS Research Grant must:Be a member of SAEM and AEUS in good standing at the application deadline and during the entire award period. Have an advanced/doctoral or terminal educational degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, DSc or equivalent). 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. Be an early career researcher, defined as completing initial residency training within eight (8) years of the start of the award period. SAEMF will consider requests for exceptions to this requirement for various reasons, including but not limited to medical concerns, disability, and active-duty military service. Each of these requests is reviewed on a case by case basis, and must be made prior to the application deadline. SAEM will approve an automatic extension of one year for childbirth within the early career period. All extension requests must be made to before the nomination deadline. Fellowship training does not affect the requirement for defining an early career researcher. OR Be an emergency medicine resident in good standing in an Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved emergency medicine residency program at the start of the award period.The awardee is expected to attend the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year. The applicant’s host department:Must be a department or division (or equivalent) of emergency medicine within or outside of the United States. Should be actively involved in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine research and education. Should have an established research program as exemplified by:faculty/staff with extra- and/or intramural competitive grant funding; current Institutional Review Board (IRB, or equivalent) approved clinical, education, health services, or laboratory research in progress; faculty/staff who have presented their research at national or international meetings; faculty/staff publications in peer-reviewed research journals; a formal research curriculum; and dedicated funds, space, and support personnel available to ensure completion of projects in which the applicant will participate.Must provide financial support for SAEM annual meeting attendance for the duration of the award. Up to $1,000 in grant funds may be used for expenses related to attending the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year(s).The applicant’s host institution must:Provide adequate administrative and clerical support to the recipient, including, but not limited to, office space, administrative support, and information systems. Demonstrate a track record of involvement and commitment to research and training at local, state, and national levels. In the majority and ideal circumstances, the host institution should have an accredited emergency medicine residency program. Demonstrate the availability of faculty, resident and/or medical student teaching opportunities relevant to the project and applicant’s needs for the project, when applicable (e.g.,. Education Project Grant, Education Research Training Grant, Simulation Academy Novice Research Grant, AEUS Research Grant). You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Be a member of SAEM and AEUS in good standing at the application deadline and during the entire award period.

Ineligibility

The applicant must not have received an SAEMF/AEUS Research Grant previously.