The Doctors Company Foundation Grants

Overview

About The Doctors Company Foundation

The Foundation was created in 2008 by The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer.

The purpose of the Foundation is to support patient safety education for healthcare professionals in training and in practice, and patient safety research with clinically useful applications. With this in mind, we focus on projects/activities that develop knowledge, techniques, and tools whose application reduces or eliminates risk of adverse events that cause harm to patients while under care.

The Foundation is a charitable organization with 501(c)3 nonprofit status. It is governed by a Board of Directors that includes physicians and corporate representatives. The board is chaired by William C. Rupp, MD.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Applicants must be nonprofit entities.
* Applicants must be able to demonstrate innovative approaches.
* Applicants must be able to demonstrate patient/clinician outcomes.
* Applicants must be able to disseminate findings publicly.
* The Foundation will fund only the direct costs associated with a project.

Ineligibility

* General funding for medical meetings and conferences will not be considered, however:

* Support for invited speakers when the principal focus of their presentation is on patient safety will be considered.
* Support for the attendance of healthcare professionals in training at patient safety conferences will be considered.

* The Foundation does not support:

* Clinical research projects primarily involving the provision of medical support services to patients.
* Construction projects and the purchase of equipment.