Request for Nominations: Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards
The Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards were established by the AOA medical honor society in 1988 to provide national recognition to faculty members who have distinguished themselves in medical student education. The award is named for long-time AOA executive secretary Robert J. Glaser, M.D. The Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teaching Awards recognize the significant contributions to medical education made by gifted teachers. Up to four awards will be granted each year. Each awardee will receive a $10,000 grant. The awardee's nominating institution will receive...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 18, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges Source Type: funding
Request for Nominations: Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education
The Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education is awarded annually to an individual for extraordinary contributions to the medical education community. The award was first presented by the Association in 1958 and is the AAMC's most prestigious honor. The Flexner Award recognizes the highest standards in medical education and honors individuals whose impact on medical education is national in scope. The nomination deadline is May 2, 2014. Nominations may be made by any faculty or staff member of a medical school or teaching hospital or by any member of an academic society. The Award Se...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 18, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, administered through the Organization of Student Representatives (OSR), annually honors a medical school faculty physician (M.D. or D.O. degree) who exemplifies the qualities of a caring and compassionate mentor in the teaching and advising of medical students. The nominee must also possess the desirable personal qualities necessary to the practice of patient-centered medicine by teaching ethics, empathy, and service by example. The goal of the award is to emphasize, reinforce, and enhance the importance of humanistic qualities among medical school students...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 18, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges/Arnold P. Gold Foundation Source Type: funding
Request for Nominations: Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships
These awards consist of five scholarships given to outstanding students entering their third year of medical school who have shown leadership in efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care and have demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Each recipient receives a $5,000 scholarship. Nomination Process The deadline to email your nomination packet is May 2, 2014. A medical school may nominate one student per year for this award. A candidate must be: a U.S. citizen or permanent...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 18, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges Source Type: funding
Request for Applications: Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Resident Travel Award for Underrepresented Populations
The Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Resident Travel Award for Underrepresented Populations (RTA) is designed to facilitate the recruitment and retention of individuals from underrepresented populations in medicine to cancer careers and increase access to quality care for underserved communities. This program was initially developed as part of the Conquer Cancer Foundation/ASCO/Susan G. Komen for the Cure Quality of Care Initiative. The Resident Travel Award for Underrepresented Populations provides financial support for residents from underrepresented populations to attend ASCO’s Annual Meeting. The intent...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 23, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Source Type: funding
Funding Opportunity: Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations
The Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations, is a funding opportunity designed to facilitate the recruitment and retention of individuals from populations underrepresented in medicine to cancer careers and increase access to quality care for underserved communities. The Medical Student Rotation program was initially developed as part of the Conquer Cancer Foundation/ASCO/Susan G. Komen for the Cure Quality of Care Initiative. The Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations (MSR) provides 8- to 10-week clinical or clinical research oncology rotat...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 23, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Source Type: funding
2013 Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest
Since 1999 The Gold Foundation has held an annual Essay Contest that asks medical students to engage in a reflective writing exercise around a topical theme or quote related to humanism in medicine. To date we have received well over 3,000 essays. First, second, and third place essays are chosen by a panel of physicians and accomplished writers. Winners receive a monetary award and their essays are published in Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The 2013 Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest is now open for submissions through April 5, 2013. ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 18, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Arnold P. Gold Foundation Source Type: funding
AETC Education for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-253 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.145Eligible Applicants State governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Private institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Mar 22, 2013Award Ceiling: $350,000Expected Number of Awards: 5Creation Date: Jan 24, 2013Funding Opportunity De...
Source: Grants.gov - January 25, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. Please ensure that all of your documents are submitted to the NPO on or before the application deadline of March 1, 2013. Program Offerings Include: Academic enrichment in the basic sciences (organic chemistry, physics, biology) and pre-calculus/calculus Career development Learning-skills seminar Limited clinical exposure A financial-pl...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 22, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: funding
Request for Nominations: Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences
This award was established in 1947 and recognizes outstanding clinical or laboratory research by a medical school faculty member related to health and disease that has contributed to the substance of medicine. The nomination deadline is May 3, 2013. Request for Nominations The Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences honors outstanding biomedical research related to health and disease. The research recognized should have contributed to the substance of medicine. The AAMC has awarded a prize in this arena, in partnership with various sponsors, since 1947. Nominations may be made by anyone...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 22, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges Source Type: funding
Request for Nominations: David E. Rogers Award
Sponsored by the AAMC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this award honors David E. Rogers, M.D., a former president of the foundation and an exemplar of academic medicine's commitment to meeting the health care needs of our nation. The award recognizes a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people. The nomination deadline is May 3, 2013. Request for Nominations The Rogers Award, jointly funded by the AAMC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation External Link, honors Dr. David Rogers, a former president of the Foundation ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 22, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: funding
Request for Nominations: Herbert W. Nickens Award
Dr. Herbert W. Nickens was the founding vice president of the AAMC’s (Association of American Medical College) Diversity Policy and Programs unit (formerly Division of Community and Minority Programs). His passionate leadership contributed greatly to focusing national attention on the need to support underrepresented minorities in medicine. He believed that a multidisciplinary approach is needed to address inequities in health. As a result, nominees may come from a wide range of fields, including medicine, dentistry, education, law, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and social and behavioral sciences. ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 22, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges Source Type: funding
Request for Nominations: Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
The award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who has demonstrated leadership in the United States in addressing inequities in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities; and is committed to a career in academic medicine. The recipient receives a $15,000 grant to support his or her academic and professional activities. Funding for the fellowship begins in November of the year the fellowship is awarded. The recipient will be required to submit a final narrative and financial reports. Request for Nominations The dea...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 22, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges Source Type: funding
