SAEMF Funding Opportunities

Accelerating Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research and Encouraging Medical Students to Pursue Emergency Medicine

Bolstering Funding for Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research through the New SAEMF Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research Catalyst Grant

SAEMF is pleased to announce that Michelle Blanda, MD, has made possible a new SAEMF research grant to recognize the incredible work of those who have been involved in building the Academy for Geriatric Emergency Medicine (AGEM) and to encourage more geriatric emergency medicine (GEM) research and discovery. This grant, which will be offered

Michelle Blanda, MD for the first time with the 2023 grants cycle, will: • Fund the work of one early career investigator with a project focused on GEM • Address research questions leading to improved emergency care and quality of life of older patients • Allow for preliminary data collection, analysis, or collection of pilot data that will further support greater research endeavors • Complement the GEMSSTAR matching funds program by providing seed funding for applicants who desire to eventually apply to the NIA’s program

See saemfoundation.org for details, then apply beginning May 1, 2023.

Please consider helping to make this new funding mechanism available for future years!

Dr. Blanda, a longtime SAEM member and an SAEMF Board of Trustees member, has supported the early growth of SAEMF in her role as the Chair of the Annual Gifts Committee. As SAEMF announced its new Naming Opportunities initiative to build a reliable source of funding for emergency medicine grants, Dr. Blanda was the first donor to step forward and show interest. Her generous gift is making possible the first two years of this GEM-focus funding opportunity.

A Named Grant commitment of $10,000 will ensure that one future year of the grant is fully-funded. If you are interested in supporting, but are not yet ready to fund at the Named Grant level, we invite you to support the effort to make even more future grants possible by providing an Annual Alliance gift or multi-year pledge of any amount to help fund future years of this grant*. SAEM members often find satisfaction in uniting behind causes like this one. SAEMF would be pleased to recognize group commitments totalling $10,000 to fund additional years of this grant. Please contact us for more information. Or, to donate, visit www.saem.org/donate and note that your gift is to support GEM research. *If there are not sufficient funds raised to support additional years of the GEM Grant, SAEMF’s Board of Trustees will apply funds to the area of greatest need with a GEM focus, for example the GEMSSTAR grant, on an annual basis.