The Applicant

An applicant for the SAEMF/ED Benchmarking Alliance Clinical Operations Research Grant must:

1. Be a member of SAEM or EDBA in good standing at application deadline and during the entire award period.
2. Have an advanced/doctoral or terminal educational degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, DSc, or equivalent).
3. Hold a university faculty appointment, or be a trainee, in a department or division of emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine at the start of the grant award period.
4. Not be a member of the ED Benchmarking Alliance Board.
5. Not have previously received the SAEMF/ED Benchmarking Alliance Grant.
6. Not have received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 award or equivalent. Eligibility will be assessed at the time of award decision, so applicants funded by a disqualifying source after submission of their application may become ineligible as a result of subsequent funding decisions.

Greater consideration for receipt of the award will be given to applicants who:

1. Utilize the EDBA dataset.
2. Demonstrate a sustained interest in and commitment to a career in administrative leadership or research relating to ED operations and care delivery. This demonstrated commitment may include training in ED operation leadership or research including but not limited to fellowship or other training; the number of years involved in emergency medicine-focused research or operations leadership; the number and quality of emergency medicine-focused research or quality improvement publications and presentations; presentations at scientific or operations improvement/innovation meetings; and local, regional, national and international activities focused on ED operations improvement or research. Applicants will be judged and scored according to their expressed and demonstrated commitment to these areas. Applicants who provide evidence of this commitment may receive more favorable scores.
3. Demonstrate evidence of involvement in SAEM activities and functions. Demonstrated involvement includes active participation in SAEM activities and functions (e.g., SAEM presentations and committee membership). Applicants will be judged and scored according to their expressed and demonstrated commitment to SAEM. Applicants who provide evidence of this commitment may receive more favorable scores.
4. Demonstrate evidence of involvement in EDBA activities and functions. Demonstrated involvement includes active participation in EDBA activities and functions (e.g., EDBA presentations and committee membership). Applicants will be judged and scored according to their expressed and demonstrated commitment to EDBA. Applicants who provide evidence of this commitment may receive more favorable scores.

The Applicant's Host Institution

The applicant's host institution must:

1. Provide adequate administrative and clerical support to the recipient, including but not limited to office space, administrative support, and information systems.
2. Demonstrate a track record of involvement and commitment to research training at local, state, and national levels. In the majority and ideal circumstances, the host institution should have an accredited emergency medicine residency program.

The Department

The applicant's host department:

1. Must be a department or division (or equivalent) of emergency medicine (may be within or outside of the United States).
2. Should be actively involved in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine research and education.
3. Should have an established research program as exemplified by: (a) faculty/staff with extra- and/or intramural competitive grant funding; (b) current Institutional Review Board- (IRB, or equivalent) approved clinical, health services, or laboratory research in progress; (c) faculty/staff who have presented their research at national or international meetings; (d) faculty/staff publications in peer-reviewed research journals; (e) a formal research curriculum; and (f) dedicated funds, space, and support personnel available to ensure completion of projects in which the applicant will participate.
4. Must provide financial support for SAEM Annual Meeting attendance for the duration of the award.

The Training Site

The applicant's primary training site:

1. Should be an academic department/division (or equivalent) of emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine.
2. Is expected to have access and facilities for training similar to those outlined in the NIH guidelines for clinical research training.

The Mentor(s)

Mentorship and a collaborative research team are important components of this SAEMF/ED Benchmarking Alliance Grant, but applicants for this award are expected to be at different stages of research career development. Applicants may apply as a (1) mentored research scientist or as an (2) independent research scientist. The involvement and availability of mentorship and collaboration appropriate for their career stage will be one of the criteria considered by the review committee.

Mentored Research Scientist: If a mentor is included, a separate mentoring plan and a mentor letter of support should be included in the application. The mentor should be an established research investigator with mentoring experience and expertise in the proposed area of research and in research methodology. The mentor must commit the necessary time to provide both specific and general research training for the applicant, supervise the applicant's project, and provide the necessary equipment and resources to carry out the research project if these are not available form the applicant's departments. The mentor should also provide evidence of successful competitive extramural funding and a history of presentations at national or international meetings and high-impact publications in peer-reviewed journals. The role of the mentor and the planned interactions should be of substantial quality and quantity to assure a close mentor-mentee relationship, and a description of this relationship is required. The mentor may be within or outside of the applicant’s division or department. For mentored research scientists, the review committee will consider whether the mentorship plan is appropriate for the candidate’s career stage, the prior relationship with the mentor, and whether the candidate will be prepared for independent funding after the conclusion of the mentorship plan.

Independent Research Scientist: Applicants applying as independent research scientists must have a track record of high-quality publications or prior funding that demonstrate a career stage appropriate for independent funding. Applicants need not have an identified primary mentor, though evidence of collaboration with senior investigators in the design and conduct of the research plan will be looked upon favorably. For independent research scientists, the review committee will consider whether the investigator and research team, after the conduct of the proposed study, will be able to submit a compelling application for independent federal funding.

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 1111 East Touhy Ave, Suite 540, Des Plaines, IL 60018

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