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Virtual Pediatric Residency Program Open House
-08/20/2021
Do you know medical students looking to attend a virtual pediatric residency program open house?
We now have a pediatric residency program virtual open house repository for your convenience and we encourage YOU to share with your medical student networks!
If you are a faculty member looking to share information on your pediatric residency program’s virtual open house, you can use this site to post that information as well.
CLICK HERE to access!
We hope that you find this new repository helpful!
Second Letter to Our Pediatrics Community
-08/13/2021
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Second Letter to Our Pediatrics Community
Re: 2021‐2022 Recruitment
August 13, 2021
COMSEP Fall Grant Proposal
-08/13/2021
Dear COMSEP Colleagues:
I am delighted to inform you that the application system for COMSEP’s Fall Grant Proposal cycle is open for submission. You can access the system either through the COMSEP website (https://www.comsep.org/) or via this link https://apps.comsep.org/grants
Please note that this year, in addition to our standard COMSEP Grants, we are also resuming the COMSEP-APPD LEARN collaborative grant mechanism.
View LETTER OF INTENT COMSEP APPD LEARN 2021 here
Please see details highlighting the unique aspects of these 2 grants in the table below.
| COMSEP grant | COMSEP- APPD LEARN grant | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Smaller grants for projects of educational importance to pediatric undergraduate medical education | Larger grant, in conjunction with APPD-LEARN (https://www.appd.org/resources-programs/educational-resources/appd-learn/) the largest educational research network in North America, to help promote multi-institutional educational scholarship |
| Number of grants typically awarded/year | 2-3 | One |
| Maximum amount per grant | $5000 | $20,000 |
| Duration of grant funding | 2 years | 2 years |
| Special requirements | 1. A research topic that is of significance to pediatric undergraduate medical education
2. PI is COMSEP member 3. Research proposals on the following topics are strongly encouraged as well as topics aligned with COMSEP’s mission and strategic plan; these will be given priority, but proposals in other areas are also welcome: a) Evaluation of novel curriculum delivery strategies or novel assessment strategies (some of which might have emerged out of necessity during the pandemic) |
1. A research topic that is of significance to pediatric undergraduate medical education and ideally addresses issues across the educational continuum 2. PI is COMSEP member 3. Study subjects are learners 4. A multi-institutional study Here is an example of one such Past COMSEP-APPD Molly Rideout, MD, Department of Title: Do Pediatric Boot Camps Veronica Veronica.M.Gonzalez@uth.tmc.edu Title: |
| LOI | – | Required as a first step An investigator whose LOI shows potential to be successful using APPD LEARN will be asked to complete and submit a more detailed research proposal. The APPD-LEARN team will assist the PI in fleshing out the proposal, developing a recruitment strategy and also assist in the design and implementation of every aspect of the study (including sampling and recruitment of institutional sites, IRB approval tool kits, etc). |
| Preproposal | Optional- mechanism to get feedback on any aspect of your proposed submission. The structure should follow the same format as the full application. You do not need to include letters of support or evidence of IRB submission with the pre-proposal. | – |
| Deadlines | Preproposals (optional)- October 14, 5 pm PST
Full grant- December 3, 2021, 5pm PST |
LOI (required)- October 14, 5 pm PST
Full grant- December 3, 2021, 5pm PST |
| Start of funding | June 1, 2022 | June 1, 2022 |
| Submission mechanism | Preproposal (optional)- single PDF file emailed to lbutani@ucdavis.edu
Full grant- COMSEP Website (see |
LOI (required)- email completed LOI template to gary_beck_dallaghan@med.unc.edu
Full grant- instructions will be provided to PI selected to submit a full proposal |
For COMSEP grant submissions using the website:
Please carefully read the information on the right side of the COMSEP Grant Application System page: 2021 Fall Call for Proposals to Advance Scholarship in COMSEP. Then on the left side of the COMSEP Grant Application System page you will see the items that you are required to fill in or enter. Note that all information after your name and institution must be uploaded in PDF format only. When you have completed and uploaded each item, you will have completed the submission process; once submitted the system will not permit modifications to the Proposal.
This is an exciting opportunity for COMSEP members to advance their educational scholarship with innovative research focused on enhancing the quality and advancing undergraduate pediatric medical education. Should you have any questions about your grant preparation, please do not hesitate to contact me at lbutani@ucdavis.edu
Questions you might have even before submission of any documents? Please contact any of the COMSEP Grant Committee members listed below:
Grant Committee Members:
Susan Bannister – Susan.bannister@albertahealthservices.ca
Michael Barone – Mbarone@jhmi.edu
Gary Beck Dallaghan- gary_beck_dallaghan@med.unc.edu
Lavjay Butani –Lbutani@ucdavis.edu
Gabrina Dixon- gdixon@childrensnational.org
Janet Fischel- Janet.fischel@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Karen Forbes- Karen.Forbes@albertahealthservices.ca
Caroline Paul- caroline.paul@nyulangone.org
Michael Potts – michaelp@uic.edu
Deborah Rana- drana@ucsd.edu
Mike Ryan- michael.ryan1@vcuhealth.org
Rebecca Tenney-Soeiro – tenneysoeiro@email.chop.edu
Thanks
Lavjay Butani
Chair, COMSEP Grant Committee
