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To: All School of Medicine Faculty From: Craig Timm, MD, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education Re: Announcing a Funding Opportunity
for Scholarship and Research in √ Deadline for submission: Monday, August 4, 2008 √
Submit to: Teacher & Educational Development, BMSB B65C,
MSC08 4540, √ Announcement of Awards: August, 2008 The Medical Education Scholars Program in the
Office of Teacher and Educational Development, with the Office of
Undergraduate Medical Education and Deans of the School of Medicine,
announce the availability of grant funds to faculty at the School
of Medicine in support of scholarship and research focused on the
educational mission of the School of Medicine.
Scholarship is taken to mean work that builds upon the work of
others, entails a public accountability, is open to peer review, and
is built upon by others in their own educational work. Scholarship
in teaching and education requires faculty to frame and
systematically investigate questions related to student learning—the
conditions under which it occurs, what it looks like, and how to
deepen it “…with an eye not only to improving their own classroom
but to advancing practice beyond.”1 This is consistent
with the UNM Faculty Handbook and the literature on scholarship.2-4
Funding for individual projects during this cycle is available for up to 24 months for the 2008-2010 academic years in support of School of Medicine faculty time and effort devoted to scholarship and research in medical education. All funds must be utilized and projects should be completed and submitted for presentation/publication by June 2010. Funded faculty will have the option of using grant support in the form of release time (salary plus fringe, paid to faculty person’s department) or in the form of incentive money in conjunction with the FIBCI program (extra compensation plus fringe, paid to the faculty member), to be negotiated with SEAC and the faculty member’s Department Chair. Grants will range up to a maximum of $10,000 per project. Applications are encouraged in all areas of medical education scholarship including, but not limited to, the topics list below. Research projects using either qualitative or quantitative methods are welcome and encouraged. A. Student Assessment. The assessment of learners at all levels is an area of particular emphasis. Faculty who receive grant support in assessment may work in cooperation with and in consultation with the Office of Assessment & Learning. Examples of assessment projects include: · Projects related to writing clinical case-based essay questions and other types of assessments that encourage the development and measurement of clinical reasoning · Development and implementation of performance-based examinations, including writing patient cases and/or skills stations, training standardized patients, and coordinating clinical skills and communication skills objectives with assessments · Assessment of small-group, tutorial, and team-based learning · Development of high quality, reliable assessments of medical knowledge such as multiple choice questions. B. Curriculum Development*. Faculty who receive grant support for curriculum development in education will help develop and evaluate innovative curricula in courses, clerkships, residencies, and other aspects of the SOM curriculum. Examples include · Enhancement and improvement of curriculum · Electronic curricula for courses, clerkships, residencies, etc. · Role of learner or teacher attitudes and behaviors in curriculum and learning *A critical aspect of scholarship in curriculum development, as in other areas of scholarship, is that the curriculum development be driven by a research question and include a review of the literature and evaluation plan. C. Theory Based Educational Research Proposal Guidelines Proposals may be up to four pages (12-point font, 1-inch margins) and should include, as appropriate and relevant, a description of each of the following elements under its own heading: · Stage 1 – Develop a Research Question: o The general topic: What is the general topic of interest? o Literature search: What is already known about this topic? What measurement/data gathering tools have been used? Is there education theory underlying the research that has been done? o The research question: What is your specific research question? Can it be written in the form of a hypothesis? § Objectives: List specific objectives of the project (click on Reference Guide for details and examples). § Outcomes/Impact of Project on UNM SOM: Include a statement of how a defined target population will benefit from the proposed work · Stage 2 – Develop a Research Plan: o Subjects – Who will you measure/gather data about? Do you have access to these people? Do you need a power analysis in order to determine if you will have enough subjects to answer your question with confidence? o Data Collection/Methodology - What are your measurement/data gathering tools? Do you have permission to use these tools? Will y ou have a comparison group? Is a pilot study of your tool necessary? When will you collect your data? o Data Processing – Who will enter your data into a computer file? How will you assure the accuracy of this data entry? o Analysis – How do you plan to analyze the data? Will you be doing any statistical tests? Can you create empty tables for your results that can then be filled with information at completion of your research? Evaluation/Measures of Success - Identify measures of success and provide a description of how desired outcomes will be evaluated/measured. · Stage 3 – Develop a Budget and Timeline for Your Research Project: o Detailed Plan – What is your step-by-step plan for conducting your research? How long to do you imagine each step will take? o Personnel – Who will be involved in the study? What is each person’s responsibility? o Consultation - In what areas will you need outside help consulting? o Budget: Provide percentage and dollar equivalent and indicate either salary release time or FIBCI extra compensation (although fringe will be covered through SEAC funds, do not include the fringe amount in the budget). Include a short (1-2 paragraph) justification of the budget request. For projects that are supported by the Assessment & Learning Office or Program Evaluation (PEAR), please coordinate with these offices to develop budget for their contributions (Teresita McCarty, MD, Director of Assessment and Summers Kalishman, PhD, Director of Program Evaluation). In addition, the proposal must include: · A letter of support from the Chairperson and/or Division Chief, as appropriate, of each person for whom salary funding is requested, indicating support and approval of the necessary release time or FIBCI extra compensation to conduct the proposed work. · If services are required of an SOM office [such as Program Evaluation, Education and Research (PEAR); Assessment & Learning; Teacher & Educational Development (TED); etc.], a letter from the office(s) acknowledging their role and support of the project (in addition to a line item in the budget to fund their assistance). A sample proposal is provided from a previous year. However, please note that the organization of the application has changed significantly. We ask you to follow the guidelines above in developing your proposal. A summary of proposals that were funded 07-08 is also provided. Proposal Submission
Have Questions? Need Help? Guidance in the conceptualization, design and preparation of projects and proposals is available (tmccarty@salud.unm.edu, skalish@salud.unm.edu, or ctimm@salud.unm.edu). Review of Proposals Proposals will be reviewed by a Faculty Board of Directors from the School of Medicine who will make recommendations for funding. Only complete proposals will be considered. Each complete proposal will be rated on the following criteria:
The Scholarship in Education Allocations Committee (SEAC) Faculty Board of Directors is composed of experienced individuals from various UNM SOM departments listed below:
Grants will be administered by the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education References 1. Hutchings P, Shulman LS. The scholarship of teaching new elaborations and developments. Change 1999: Sept/Oct: 11-15. 2. Boyer EL. Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate. Princeton, NJ: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1990. 3. Glassick CE, Huber MR, Maeroff GI. Scholarship Assessed-Evaluation of the Professoriate. San Francisco. CA: Jossey-Bass, 1997. 4. Fincher, R-M, Simpson DE, Mennin, SP, Rosenfeld GC, Rothman A, Cole McGrew M, Hansen PA, Mazmanian PE, Turnbull JM. Scholarship in Teaching: An Imperative for the 21st Century. Academic Medicine 2000; 7 5:887-894. |