Through SEAC, CPL evaluates and selects projects for funding from the Dean of the School of Medicine.
Early each Spring a Call for Proposals announces the availability of funding for 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 subsequently utilized 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." This is consistent with the UNM Faculty Handbook and the literature on scholarship.
We are offering two workshops to help with your SEAC Proposal: In this interactive session, participants will engage with the expectations of submitting a Scholarship in Education Allocations Committee (SEAC) grant proposal in the Scholarship & Research Initiatives and Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Initiatives categories.
Funding for individual projects for up to 24 months during two consecutive fiscal (academic) years in support of School of Medicine faculty time and effort devoted to scholarship and research in medical education. All funds must be used and projects completed and submitted for presentation/publication by June 30 of the final year approved for funding. Faculty time approved for funding will be in the form of salary support for partial FTE (salary plus fringe, paid to faculty person's department).
Funding is available up to a maximum of $10,000 per project. Please review the full program description and submission guidelines. [LEARN MORE]
Funding for individual projects for up to 24 months during two consecutive fiscal (academic) years in support of scholarly quality improvement/patient safety initiatives. Development and implementation of each funded initiative must include one or more medical students or residents/fellows along with at least one faculty member. Funding can be used in support of project materials, books, journals, technology support, web-based development, data entry and analysis or travel, and poster development. All funds must be used and the projects completed and submitted for presentation June 30 of the final year approved for funding.
Funding is available up to a maximum of $2,500 per project. Please review the full program description and submission guidelines. [LEARN MORE]
Funding for individual projects for up to 24 months during two consecutive fiscal (academic) years in support of School of Medicine faculty time and effort devoted to scholarship and research in medical education. All funds must be used and projects completed and submitted for presentation/publication by June 30 of the final year approved for funding. Faculty time approved for funding will be in the form of salary support for partial FTE (salary plus fringe, paid to faculty person's department).
Funding is available up to a maximum of $10,000 per project. Please review the full program description and submission guidelines. [LEARN MORE]
Funding for individual projects for up to 24 months during two consecutive fiscal (academic) years in support of scholarly quality improvement/patient safety initiatives. Development and implementation of each funded initiative must include one or more medical students or residents/fellows along with at least one faculty member. Funding can be used in support of project materials, books, journals, technology support, web-based development, data entry and analysis or travel, and poster development. All funds must be used and the projects completed and submitted for presentation June 30 of the final year approved for funding.
Funding is available up to a maximum of $2,500 per project. Please review the full program description and submission guidelines. [LEARN MORE]
The following projects were funded over the past three years the by Scholarship in Education Allocation Committee (SEAC). Fiscal year 2025 will be the 21st year of the SEAC program, which is designed to stimulate and enhance the scholarship of education at the UNM School of Medicine. SEAC is supported through funding from the Dean and program is administered by the Office for Continuous Professional Learning.
Identifying High-Risk Patients for Early Deterioration After Traumatic Brain Injury
Investigators/Departments: Christian Ricks, MD, Neurosurgery; Mehrnoush Gorjian, MD, Neurology; Richard Miskimins, MD, Surgery; Andrew Carlson, MD, Surgery; Danielle Sorte, MD, Radiology
Purpose: To identify the patient-related factors (e.g., comorbidities and initial findings) and external factors (e.g., inadequate delivery of care) that predispose the patient to higher risks of clinical deterioration or development of complications in the acute phase after traumatic brain injury. The factors will be analyzed to create a risk stratification checklist, categorize the patients based on their risk factors, and propose a treatment algorithm for patients in each category.
Satisfaction with Feedback: Resident Perceptions – The SaFeR Study
Investigators/Departments: David Stromberg, MD, Family & Community Medicine; Lanier Lopez, MD, Pediatrics; Molly McClain, MD, Family & Community Medicine; Janet Page-Reeves, PhD, Family & Community Medicine; Andrew Sussman, PhD, Family & Community Medicine; Poone Tehrani, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Purpose: To better understand resident perceptions of feedback, feedback culture and more specifically their satisfaction with feedback within the institution. The project explores these perceptions across a diverse selection of UNM residency programs through a series of focus groups, pursuing the research question, what factors influence resident satisfaction with feedback after assignments (on the annual ACGME resident survey)?
An Outpatient Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum: Project CHAOS (Community Health Approach to Outpatient Sonography)
Investigators/Department: Jerica Johnson, MD & David Stromberg, MD, Department of Family & Community Medicine
Purpose: To improve point-of-care knowledge, confidence and self-reported likelihood of use in future practice among UNM Family Medicine Residents by implementing a novel outpatient focused curriculum with dedicated faculty time for training and quality assurance.
Pilot Study: Heterogeneous Grouping and Reciprocal Peer Teaching in Anatomy Medical Education
Investigators/Department: Julia Jordan, DPT & Rebecca Hartly, PhD, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology
Purpose: To identify teaching strategies that elevate outcomes for the lowest quartile of medical students.
Micro-Mentoring Through the Use of a Web-Based Mentorship Platform in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Investigator/Department: Lindsay Smart, PhD, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Purpose: To collect, interpret, and disseminate data regarding a micro-mentoring model to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Chairperson and leadership as a potential option to improve mentoring opportunities for Faculty, Residents, Fellows and Staff in the Department.
A Comparison of an 8-week Spanish Course versus Distributed Spanish Curriculum that Focuses on Students’ Ability to Speak and Verbally Understand Clinical Spanish
Investigator/Department: Rose M. Vallejo, PT, DPT, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Physical Therapy
Purpose: To determine if a distributed Spanish curriculum improves student acquisition of communication (speaking and auditory comprehension) in Spanish.
On-Demand, Individual-Need-Focused Research Training in Study Design and Biostatistics for Residents and Fellows: A Feasibility and Scoping Study
Investigators/Departments: Yiliang Zhu, PhD, Jessica Reno, MPH & Melissa Schiff, MD, Department of Internal Medicine; Laura Canchien Parajón, MD, Department of Family & Community Medicine; Hengameh Raissy, PharmD, Department of Pediatrics
Purpose: To develop a platform for research methodology training for residents and fellows, covering clinical research study design, biostatistical analysis, and informatics tools; and to determine the scope of the training program and develop a plan of dissemination to other departments and programs of UNM SOM as well as to UNM Health Sciences Center (HSC) students and researchers.
Use of AIDET® to Improve Internal Medicine Hospitalist HCAHPS Physician Communication Scores
Investigators/Department: Leonard Noronha, MD & Emily Weeks, PA-C, Department of Internal Medicine
Purpose: To educate providers and learners on the methodology and significance of HCAHPS scoring, and to create a training tool for AIDET skills and feedback that providers can access at their convenience.
Improving Resiliency and Decreasing Burnout for Faculty, Residents and Medical Students via an Organizational Mindfulness Intervention
Investigator/Department: Joyce F. Phillips, MD, Department of Anesthesiology
Purpose: To reduce burnout and stress in healthcare professionals and learners through a 6-session mindfulness curriculum to be delivered either virtually or in person by instructors with expertise in teaching and practicing mindfulness.
Rural and Community Psychiatry Residency Rotation: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Resident Training in Integrated Care
Investigators/Department: Poone Haghani Tehrani, MD, Kelsey Sala-Hamrick, PhD & Julie Salvador, PhD, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Purpose: To evaluate an integrated behavioral health curriculum that has been implemented with psychiatry residents since the 2017 academic year.
Evaluation of a Forest Therapy Intervention on Healthcare Provider Wellness as Indicated through Assessment of Burnout Symptoms (Faculty Life Cycle Project Funded by the Office of Faculty Affairs & Career Development)
Investigators/Departments: Elizabeth Lawrence, MD, Department of Internal Medicine; Heidi Rogers, College of Nursing
Purpose: To provide an additional, evidence-based intervention to alleviate symptoms of healthcare provider burnout. Burnout has been shown to impact patient safety and quality of care, thus an improvement in provider burnout is related to improvement in these aspects of patient care.
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