FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• "Application-At-A-Glance"

• What are "Curricular Innovations"?
• What is the timeline for application and review?
• What is the application process?
• What are innovations funds to be used for?
• Can faculty who are not in the academy of medical educators apply?
• What are the budgetary limits for a particular project? Are there budget items that the Academy will not fund?
• Once funded, is there a time limit on a curricular innovations project?
• What is expected if a project is funded?
• If a project is not funded by the academy, what are other funding options?

• What are the funding priorities for Fall, 2007?
• What kinds of projects does the academy seek to fund?
• What kinds of projects does the academy not fund?
• What are some examples of "curricular innovations"?
• How are proposals reviewed and selected?
• What Curricular Innovations projects has the Academy funded?

• Who are the members of the innovations funding committee?
• Who to contact with further questions?

"APPLICATION-AT-A-GLANCE"
(Please use application template and face sheet)

1. Key features of an Innovations Funding proposal:
• achievable results in one year
• measureable results
• strongly consider projects from key areas of need
• collaborative, integrative projects
• curricular evaluation
• efficacy of learning
• "emerging areas" of curriculum
• plan for continuation of funding
• Letter(s) of support from Department Chair and/or other supervisors


2. "Email of Intent" due September 22, 2008.



3. Response to email of intent October 6, 2008.



4. Deadline for requesting a "Scholarship Clinic" consultation - October 6, 2008.
   
   
5. Application (including precise, detailed budget) due Monday, November 3, 2008 at 5pm via email to Christine Khuu.



6. Awardees announced February 6, 2009.

Complete application details

WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE INNOVATIONS FUNDING COMMITTEE?

• Shelley Adler, PhD, Chair (Department of Family and Community Medicine)*
• Meg Autry, MD (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences)*
• Bobby Baron, MD (Associate Dean, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine)*
• Molly Cooke, MD (Director, Academy, Department of Medicine)*
• Alicia Fernandez, MD (Department of Medicine)*
• Harry Hollander, MD (Chair, Committee on Curriculum and Educational Policy, Associate Director. Academy, Department of Medicine)*
• Marieke Kruidering-Hall, PhD (Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology)*
• Harry Lampiris, MD (Department of Medicine)*
• Helen Loeser, MD (Associate Dean, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics)*
• Alma Martinez, MD, MPH (Department of Pediatrics)*
• William Shore, MD (Department of Family and Community Medicine)*
• Kevin Souza (Director, Educational Technology)
• Leslie Zimmerman, MD (Department of Medicine)*
  

WHO TO CONTACT WITH FURTHER QUESTIONS?

Christine Khuu (Office Manager, Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators) is available to answer questions and forward inquiries. Shelley Adler (working group Chair), Molly Cooke (Academy Director), and Harry Hollander (Academy Associate Director) are also available.