Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: 2015-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4.7

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Grant Writing

Sandrijn M. van Schaik, MD, PhD

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

SANDRIJN M. VAN SCHAIK designs and tests simulation programs and runs an active research program focusing on interprofessional teamwork and communication. She has extensive grant writing experience and has successfully competed for a variety of different grants for her various projects. These include small institutional awards at her home institution, as well as substantial external grants, including the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Faculty Scholarship Award and Stemmler funding from the National Board for Medical Examiners.

Acknowledgments: With appreciation for the UCSF Kanbar Center Simulation and Scholarship group for their thoughtful comments.

ABSTRACT

Funding in healthcare is under stress from many sources. Finding alternative funding sources is key to survival for simulation programs globally. This chapter provides information about how grant funding can support simulation, where to look for grant funding, and how to write a competitive application. A compelling grant should address an important problem that is in line with the funding agency’s priorities and be clearly written with a concise problem statement, sound methodology, and a reasonable budget. Common pitfalls are discussed.

CASE EXAMPLE

You are an experienced simulation educator known for your creative ideas for innovative approaches to simulation-based education. The administrator of your simulation program at the academic medical center approached you this morning to inform you that she would like for you to take the lead role in writing a grant to support your simulation work. You are pleased to be asked and excited by the opportunity, but are not sure what grant to apply for nor how to write a compelling grant application. Complicating the matter, you are not exactly sure for what to ask. Who can help you get started? Where can you find further information?

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