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Announcing the 2022 SAEMF Research and Education Grantees
The SAEMF is the research-supporting arm of the SAEM — bridging the research funding gap in emergency medicine (EM), advancing the science and innovation at the heart of the specialty, and building the pipeline of talented EM research leaders for the future.
We are the largest private foundation for research and research training in EM. Though only established in 2008, our net assets are over $12 million. We fund innovative research in all areas of EM with an investment of close to $800,000 in research each year.
We are thrilled to announce that the SAEM Foundation (SAEMF) Board of Trustees recently approved investing close to $850,000 – the highest one-year grants investment in SAEMF’s history – to fund the work of 21 of the most promising researchers and educators in academic emergency medicine. Join us in celebrating this year’s grantees. We are certain these grantees will go on to do big things thanks to their SAEMF funding which is only possible through the partnership of the Annual Alliance Donors.
Joshua Lupton, MD, MPH, MPhil
Oregon Health & Science University
SAEMF Research Training Grant - $300,000 “Determining the Ideal Timing and Route for Antiarrhythmics during Cardiac Arrest”
Margaret E. Samuels-Kalow, MD, MPhil, MSHP
Massachusetts General Hospital
SAEMF Research Large Project Grant - $150,000 “Missed Opportunities + New Strategies: Addressing Adverse SDoH in the ED”
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Yale University
SAEMF Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant - $100,000 “Impact of Acute Care System Capacity and Utilization on Mortality During COVID-19”
Alexandra Weissman, MD, MS, MPH
University of Pittsburgh
SAEMF Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant - $100,000 “Precision Methods of Bacterial Infection Recognition in the Acute Care Setting”
Martin Casey, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
SAEMF ARMED Pilot Grant - $25,000 “Albuterol Use In Patients with Heart Failure and Obstructive Pulmonary Disease”
Cameron Gettel, MD, MHS
Yale University
GEMSSTAR for Emergency Medicine Supplemental Funding Program - $25,000 “Development and Validation of the Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Older Adult Care Transitions in the ED Tool”
Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE
Stanford University School of Medicine
SAEMF Education Project Grant - $20,000 “Current Values, Processes, and Outcomes in Emergency Medicine Residency Selection”
Lauren Ann Selame, MD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
SAEMF Education Project Grant - $20,000 “Tele-Ultrasound Instruction in the Performance of Sonography”
Corey Hazekamp, MD, MS
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
SAEMF NIDA Mentor-Facilitated Training Award - $12,000 “Shifting Tides: Changing the Paradigm of Treating Opioid Use Disorder by Updating Resident Education”
Aaron Krumheuer, MD
University of Michigan
SAEMF NIDA Mentor-Facilitated Training Award - $12,000 “After the X-Waiver: Implementation of an Abbreviated Curriculum on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) for Emergency Medicine Residents”
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Watch 2022 grantees share how the grant they received is making a difference Visit saemfoundation.org to learn more about the 2022 grantees and how their projects will shape emergency medicine’s future.
Kevin Baumgartner, MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
MTF/SAEMF Toxicology Research Grant - $10,000 “Evaluation of the Human Immune Response to North American Crotalid Envenomation”
Rebecca Theophanous, MD
Duke University
SAEMF/AEUS Research Grant - $10,000 “A POCUS Implementation Intervention for ED providers in the Durham VAHCS”
Torben Becker, MD, PhD
University of Florida
SAEMF/GEMA Research Grant - $10,000 “Increasing Access to Pre-Emergency Care and Treatment in Ghana”
Eric Boccio, MD
Baystate Medical Center
SAEM/Simulation Academy Novice Research Grant - $5,000 “Patient Monitor Positioning and Provider Recognition of Desaturation Events During Intubation”
Nicole Battaglioli, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
SAEMF/AWAEM Research Grant - $5,000 “Investigation of Support Solutions for Women in Academic Medicine”
Jennifer L. Carey, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
SAEMF/CDEM Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education Grant - $5,000 “Healthy Equity Education: Hands-on Training for EM Clerkship Students through Simulation”
David Yang, MD, MHS
Yale University School of Medicine
SAEMF/ADIEM Research Grant - $4,000 “Anti-Asian Discrimination and Burnout on Asian American Medical Students”
Katie Lebold, MD, PhD
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $5,000 “ED-Based Prognostication of ARDS Onset and Severity”
Massachusetts General Hospital
SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant - $5,000 “Factors Associated with Potentially Unnecessary Pediatric Transfers for Asthma from the Emergency Department”
Andrew Monick, BBA
Thomas Jefferson University
SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500 “Unhewn Student Experience – Cognitive Heuristics in Emergency Clinical Knowledge”
John Vaile, BS, BA
Thomas Jefferson University
SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500 “Characterization of Medical Student Burnout Using Remote Physiologic Monitoring”
To be announced, Summer 2022
Emergency Medicine Interest Group Grantees - $500
To be announced, Summer 2022
A Special Thanks to Our Donors
Thank you to the Annual Alliance Donors that have supported these researchers and educators so they can shape our specialty tomorrow. We could not make this impact without you! Donate now to join the Annual Alliance.
Join Me In Making More Research and Education Possible
“Federal funding is decreasing for all areas of research. Emergency medicine has always disproportionately had inadequate support. When I donate to an organization, its mission and principles are of vital importance – and, SAEMF checks both of those boxes. We need organizations like SAEMF to support our specialty's research and train the next generation of researchers and educators.”
Join the Annual Alliance today! saem.org/donate
Amy Kaji, MD, PhD
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center SUSTAINING DONOR OF THE ANNUAL ALLIANCE
Behind the Scenes: Piloting an SAEM Resident Reviewer Program to Foster the Next Generation of Emergency Medicine Researchers
By Stefanie Sebok-Syer, PhD; Caroline Freiermuth, MD, MHS; Nicholas Mohr, MD; and Bryn Mumma, MD, MAS, on behalf of the SAEM Grants Committee
It’s August 1st and you successfully submitted a grant to the SAEM Foundation. Behind the scenes, the SAEM Grants Committee is working hard to review your science and score your proposal, with scores being sent in to the Foundation for final determinations regarding funding. This crucial aspect of work performed every year by the SAEM Grants Committee likely comes as no surprise to the broader SAEM community. This past year our review process looked a little different, with broadened participation from our resident community.
Led by Dr. Caroline Freiermuth, the SAEM Grants Committee piloted a new initiative called the Resident Reviewer Program, specifically designed to provide a mentored learning experience to residents with a proven research trajectory, focused on critically appraising grants. During their experience, residents met with their assigned mentors, could ask questions, comprehend the scoring system, gain confidence in reviewing grants, and learn about how to submit competitive grants in the future. In Summer 2021, the Grants Committee invited residents to apply through RAMS and SAEM’s networking channels. We received numerous applications, and a sub-committee selected six highly qualified residents for the first Resident Reviewer class. Participating residents were paired with established SAEM research faculty who are members of the SAEM Grants Committee to collaboratively review assigned grants and participate in the grant review meeting. Resident reviewers served as adjunct members of the committee. After participating in the resident reviewer
RESIDENT REVIEWERS MENTORS
Agatha Brzezinski, MD, University of California, Los Angeles Karen Cyndari, MD, PhD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics James Ford, MD, University of California, Davis Stephanie Eucker, MD, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine Colin F. Greineder, MD, PhD, University of Michigan David Adler, MD, MPH, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Katie Lebold, MD, PhD, Stanford University Joseph Miller, MD, Henry Ford Hospital
Agatha Offorjebe, MD, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Kori Zachrison, MD, MSc, Massachusetts General Hospital
Christopher Zalesky, MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Stefanie Sebok-Syer, PhD, Stanford University Table 1. Inaugural resident reviewers and their paired mentors.
“There were a multitude of interested residents who applied for the program and many eager faculty stepped up to serve as mentors. The many hours of preparation that went into the program were evident by the thorough overviews of grants presented by residents and their ability to answer questions posed by other members of the committee. I have no doubt that the residents who participated in this program will go on to submit high-quality grants and become the next generation of successful researchers.” - Caroline Freiermuth, MD, MHS, Resident Reviewer Program Chair
“This program is hugely valuable and should be offered to future residents! I feel like I have a much better grasp of the grant writing/review process, which will prove invaluable for my future grant proposals.” - James Ford, MD, Resident Reviewer
orientation and completing the same confidentiality training as full members of the committee, resident reviewers were assigned to the same grants and study sections as their mentors (Table 1). Mentors provided individualized training and support throughout the entire grant review process.
Residents reviewed grants with their mentors and agreed on grant scores together, to maximize both the resident experience and the integrity of the formal review process. These mentor/resident reviewer meetings were a valuable time for residents to learn about the criteria-based scoring process, the role of independence in peer-review, and key aspects of review decisions.
As with all SAEM grant peer-review, the Resident Reviewer Program was explicitly designed to adhere to our rigorous confidentiality and conflicts of interest provisions. In this way, the SAEM Grants Committee ensured that both applicants, their privileged materials, and the integrity of the review process were protected. Mentors reminded residents of these principles during their meetings as well.
During each study section’s grant review meeting, residents actively participated in discussion of grants they reviewed. As adjunct members of the Grants Committee, residents did not officially enter scores for applications. After the study section grant review meeting, the mentor and resident met one final time to discuss the process of adjusting comments and scores before finalizing the grant review. Mentors also debriefed the process with their resident and solicited feedback that could inform future iterations of the program.
At the end of the resident reviewer experience, a survey collected information about the program from residents and mentors. All residents felt confident that they understood the grant review process; all residents strongly agreed that this experience benefitted their overall research career and would recommend the program to other residents in the future. Additionally, all mentors recognized the critical importance of the program and were willing to serve as mentors again.
The SAEM Grants Committee would like to thank the Annual Alliance donors for their role in making programs like this one possible. If you are interested in fostering the next generation of emergency medicine researchers, please consider showing your support with a tax-deductible gift today.
“This was time consuming, but I think it was well worth it. Happy to mentor again. It gave my mentee insight as to the level and expectations of grantsmanship. We used our review time as teachable moments (e.g., include a detailed data analysis section). It also gives residents and fellows an opportunity to network, and potentially collaborate, with SAEM/F researchers.” - Stefanie Sebok-Syer, PhD, Resident Reviewer Program Mentor
Resident Reviewer Perspective (RRP)
Hear about RRP's value from Agatha Offorjebe, MD, LAC/USC, 2021 RRP participant Apply by May 25, 2022 to become a 2022 SAEM Grants Committee Resident Reviewer
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