Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Health Care Disparities Research Award

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Health Care Disparities Research Award Deadline: February 27, 2015  Purpose This award is to assist in the development of young faculty members engaged in disparities research in digestive diseases.  Eligibility Criteria The supported research should be focused on health care disparities research. This includes, but is not limited to, investigating the effect on race/ethnicity, access to healthcare, socio-economic status, gender, age, disability, geographic location, or sexual orientation on health care outcomes and developing methodology to decrease these disparities. The award is restricted to surgeons who have completed formal clinical training in general surgery and are faculty appointed in a department of surgery at a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in the United States or by the Committee for Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in Canada, or the equivalent national accrediting body for applicants from other countries. Candidates must have expertise in health disparities research or demonstrate a strong mentoring team with such expertise. Candidates must be a member of the SSAT in good standing with the society. Though a specific amount of dedicated research time is not required, the Head of the Department and/or Division of General Surgery must ensure the applicant has sufficient protected time for the proposed research. The SSAT aw...
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