NAEMSP/SAEMF Innovations in Prehospital Care Pilot Grant In Memory of E. Brooke Lerner, PhD
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This grant from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation funds pilot research advancing innovation in prehospital emergency care through interdisciplinary physician and EMS professional teams.
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Funder: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $50,000 total for one year; no indirect costs; funding split between NAEMSP and SAEMF.
Summary: Supports early-career physician/researcher and EMS professional teams for pilot research and career development in prehospital emergency care.
Key Information: Requires team with both a faculty-level physician/researcher and an EMS professional as co-PIs.
Description
This grant aims to foster innovation and career development in prehospital emergency care by supporting pilot research projects led by early-career teams. Each team must include a physician or researcher with a doctoral degree and an EMS professional as co-principal investigators. The award is structured to provide both funding for scientific inquiry and resources for career advancement, with a strong emphasis on mentorship, hands-on research, and academic preparation. Projects should address critical gaps or propose novel approaches in areas such as disaster triage, pediatric emergency medicine, quality of care, cardiac arrest, EMS informatics, or workforce wellbeing.
