This grant funds innovative research and educational projects to advance undergraduate emergency medicine education, supporting new teaching, assessment, or faculty development approaches.
Funder: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $8,000 for a one-year project
Summary: Supports innovative projects that advance undergraduate emergency medicine education through new teaching, assessment, or faculty development approaches.
This grant supports projects that advance the field of undergraduate emergency medicine education by encouraging innovation in teaching, assessment, or faculty development. Funded projects are expected to address one or more aspects of the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) mission, which includes improving medical student education in emergency and acute care medicine, fostering research and collaboration, and enhancing professional development for educators. Recipients are required to evaluate their innovations and disseminate findings to contribute to best practices in emergency medicine education.