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SACME Research Grants

Mazmanian Research Fellowship Award

The Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) is committed to promoting value in patient care and health of the public through scholarship that advances the theory, delivery, and evaluation of continuing medical and interprofessional education. To support this mission, SACME has created the Paul E. Mazmanian, PhD Research Fellowship Award for Early Career Investigators (hereafter the Mazmanian Research Fellowship Award).

To download instructions for the application process, please follow this link for the Mazmanian Research Fellowship Award. 


Full Proposal Submission Process

Full proposals are due on September 15, 2023.  Instructions on the submission process will be emailed to invited applicants.

Click here for more information on Dr. Paul Mazmanian.

Questions

Please direct any questions about the application or the grant to either Asha Maharaj, Chair, SACME Research and Awards Subcommittee at asha.maharaj@camh.ca or Joyce Fried at joycemfried@gmail.com.

Phil R. Manning Research Award in Continuing Professional Development

This grant is made in the name of Phil R. Manning, MD, Paul Ingalls Hoagland Hastings Professor of Continuing Medical Education and Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Dr. Manning was the founding president of the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, formerly the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education. He was a governor, regent, and vice president of the American College of Physicians and served on several educational committees of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Manning was co-editor of Medicine: Preserving the Passion in the 21st Century and authored many peer-reviewed publications.

Available Funding

The Manning Grant has up to $50,000 (USD) over two years available to support scientific research. Authors are encouraged to align budget requests with project needs, leveraging existing resources where and if available.

The next award cycle will begin in 2024.

Award Process 

Interested individuals are invited to submit an LOI which will be reviewed by members of the Research Committee and peers. The Research Committee chair will notify selected individuals and invite the selected candidates to submit a full-proposals. The Research Committee Chair will notify the award recipient of her/his selection. The Chair will also notify individuals whose submissions were unsuccessful and provide feedback from reviewers.

Eligibility

Please consider the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Awards can only be granted to SACME members.
  2. At least one member of the team must hold or have held a clinical role.
  3. At least one member of the team must hold of have held a role in CME/CPD/IPE/FD/PS/KT/QI.
  4. At least one member of the team must be considered a “new investigator” defined as:
    1. Students/trainees of any kind in process of acquiring professional degrees (e.g., Health Professionals, MDs, Masters, PhDs)Students/trainees of any kind in process of acquiring professional degrees (e.g., Health Professionals, MDs, Masters, PhDs)
    2. Those who have completed their professional degrees within the last 5 years (e.g., Health Professionals, MDs, Masters, PhDs)
  5. At least one member of the team must hold sufficient credentials and/or experience and/or expertise related to lead or supervise the proposed project.

These criteria should be outlined as part of the submission.

Review Criteria
Presence of theoretical foundation, clarity of research question, soundness of methodological design, fit of research design and methods to the research question, and potential of the project to contribute further to the field will all be important determinants of the merits of the project.

Letter of Intent Submission Details

The Letter of Intent must be no longer than two pages, single spaced, 12 pt. font and should not contain any identifying information that could identify your name(s) or affiliated institution(s). The LOI should include a concise review of the literature, a clear statement of the research question, methodology, anticipated methods of analysis, proposed timeline, and potential impact of the work on the field. This document should be uploaded to the application site as a PDF. Identifying information will be submitted on the application site instead of within the LOI PDF. The application site will ask you to attest that your team composition meets the criteria for funding.

Budgets and curriculum vitae are not required for LOI submission.

Review Criteria
The LOIs will be reviewed by members of the Scholarship Committee (or their designates) for the following features:

  • Depth, breadth and interpretation of relevant literature.
  • Relevance and clarity of research question / problem or objective. 
  • Use and alignment of theoretical foundations.
  • Methodological alignment and rigour.
  • Implications for the advancement of the field.
  • Feasibility.

Timelines

  • Letters of Intent are now closed.
  • Selected teams were notified in February 2023 to proceed to the full proposal.
  • Full proposals are now closed.
  • Final determination of the Scholarship Committee has been made with full scholarship to commence July 1, 2023.

Full Proposal Stage
Following review, selected teams will be invited in mid-February 2023 to submit a full proposal by April 17, 2023. The proposals will be reviewed by members of the Scholarship Committee and/or their designates. The Scholarship Committee chair will notify principal investigators of the results of their submission, along with feedback on the proposal by late May 2023. The Chair will announce the award decision publicly in June 2023.

Full Proposal Guidelines
For those LOIs selected by the Scholarship Committee, the following guidelines will apply for full proposal submissions due April 17, 2023. 
The final proposal, in PDF format, should be no longer than 10 pages, single spaced, 12 pt. font, and clearly include:

  1. Brief problem statement (350 words maximum);
  2. Background statement and literature review;
  3. Clear statement of the research question/objective;
  4. Conceptual and/or theoretical framework;
  5. Overview of methodology and detailed methods;
  6. Implications for advancement of the field. Why this study is important for CME/CPD/IPE/FD/PS/KT/QI. This section should contextualize the study in the current literature;
  7. Detailed budget with justification and inclusion of in-kind or additional support (if applicable).
  8. Detailed timeline;
  9. Feasibility statement.
  10. Summary of the qualifications and role of each investigator on the project (see eligibility requirements above);
  11. Curriculum vitae (CV) for each member of the research team (last 5 years only).
  12. Up to 3 letters of support (if desired);
  13. References.

    Note: CVs, letters of support and references are not included in the 10-page limit.

    Full Proposal Review Criteria
    The full proposals will be reviewed by members of the Scholarship Committee (or their designates) for the following features:

    • Depth, breadth and interpretation of relevant literature.
    • Relevance and clarity of research question / problem or objective.
    • Use and alignment of theoretical foundations.
    • Methodological alignment and rigour.
    • Implications for the advancement of the field.
    • Appropriateness of budget.
    • Team composition and roles.
    • Feasibility.

    Full Proposal Submission Process
    Full proposals are due on April 17, 2023. Instructions on the submission process will be emailed to all invited applicants.

    Questions

    Please direct any questions about the application or the grant to either Morag Paton at morag.paton@utoronto.ca or Dr. Martin Tremblay, Vice-Chair, SACME Scholarship Committee at mtremblay@fmsq.org.

    Submission portal

    Visit the Manning Resources page to watch the 2021 Manning Summer Series videos and view additional resources. 

    SACME Research Grants

    The following list reflects grants that have been awarded through the grant application process. 

    Year

    Institution/PI

    Project Title

    Notes

     2021/2022

    Francesca Luconi

    McGill Hill University

    Building resilience and well-being in primary care during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A case-study in continuing professional development Manning Award
     2019/2020

    Mahan Kulasegaram

    University of Toronto

    Supporting Self-Directed Learning and Transfer through Testing in CME Manning Award
     2017/2018 Sanjeev Sockalingam and David Wiljer University of Toronto Data and Lifelong Learning (LLL): Understanding Cultural Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing and Using Clinical Performance Data to Support Continuing Professional Development (CPD)  Manning Award
    2015/
    2016
    Fahad Alam
    Sunnybrook Health Services Centre
    Impact of acute care physician’s age on crisis management performance and learning after simulation-based education  Manning Award 
    2013/
    2014 
    Moshe Feldman
    VCU
    Practice Based Learning to Achieve System Based Practice: An Interprofessional CE Model and Toolbox for Planned Practice Change   Manning Award
    2011/
    2012
    Joan Sargeant
    Dalhousie University
    Performance feedback to inform self-assessment and guide practice improvement: Developing and testing a feedback facilitation model  Manning Award
    2007/
    2008

    Heather Armson

    University of Calgary

    Practice reflections by family physicians participating in three three different practice based learning programs: Are there differences in commitment-to-change statements? Manning Award
    2006

    Marisa Finlay

    McMaster University

    Breast cancer survivors and CME in health advocacy small grant
    2005

    Kevin Eva

    McMaster University

    Examining the problem with experience: Does practice make physicians more susceptible to premature closure? small grant
    2004

    Onil Bhattacharyya

    University of Toronto

    Overcoming barriers to diabetes guideline management in remote aboriginal communities small grant
    2004

    Barbara Barnes

    University of Pittsburgh

    Improving the discussion and atribution of adverse events and medical errors: an interactive case conference Manning Award
    2004

    Gary Sibbald

    University of Toronto

    Simultaneous use of telemedicine for patient care and continuing education rounds in dermatology small grant
    2004

    Sonya Lawson

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    Use of PDAs in reflection and learning practice large grant
     2003 Gabrielle Kane
    University of Toronto
    Examining the impact of change on professional practice small grant
    2003

    Stephanie Giberson

    University of Manitoba

    Facilitating physician learning community development [sic] small grant
    2002

    Joan Sargeant

    Dalhousie University

    Physicians' attitudes toward participating in accredited CME programs on the Internet large grant
    2001 Jocelyn Lockyer
    University of Calgary
    Qualitative evaluation of small group learning small grant
    2000/
    2001

    Yvonne Coyle

    University of Texas Southwestern-Dallas

    Assessing physician clinical performance outcome in highly motivated learners Manning Award
    2000 Jack Kues
    University of Cincinnati
    The value of formal CME: Physician perception [SACME Research Collaborative] Manning Award
    1999 Michael Allen
    Dalhousie University
    Videoconferencing for problem-based small group learning large grant
    1998 Jonathan Hellman
    University of Toronto
    [mentorship] small grant
    1997 David Bailey
    Marshall University
    [mentorship] small grant
    1996 Jocelyn Lockyer
    University of Calgary
    Physician use of personalized feedback to make changes in their clinical practice small grant


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