Putting Patients First Program
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Putting Patients First Program supports hospital and imaging-center teams with new imaging programs, training, and seminars to improve patient care and safety and share best practices.
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Funder: AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Five grants annually, up to $10,000 each
Summary: Supports new medical imaging programs, training, and seminars that improve patient care and safety and generate shareable best practices.
Key Information: Applicants must be current AHRA members in good standing and must not be past recipients.
Description
AHRA’s Putting Patients First Program, supported by Canon Medical, funds innovative programs, training, and seminars that improve patient care and safety in medical imaging. The program supports work in diagnostic imaging, pediatric imaging, oncology imaging, medical physics, and radiation safety. Its goal is to turn improvements developed within individual imaging departments into best practices that other hospitals and institutions can implement.
Supported approaches include reducing radiation or contrast dose, reducing sedation, improving patient communication and comfort, and improving clinical pathways. Projects may develop safer imaging practices for children, create tools to ease anxiety during examinations, or train staff in patient-safety practices. Recipients share their work through an AHRA publication and provide measurable results from implementation.
