Innovations in Education Grant Overview

• Reflect on ways to advance the mission of TUSM through curricular change
• Develop new approaches to teaching and learning that are creative, innovative, and more effective in addressing fundamental educational and programmatic issues
• Implement and evaluate new educational models that will reinforce our tradition of continuous improvement and teaching excellence

Proposals may focus on innovations in instruction (e.g., teaching methods for the classroom, laboratory, bedside, or faculty development), evaluation (evaluation of learner or teacher performance), or content (areas not adequately addressed in the current curriculum). Innovations that cross disciplines, years, departments, etc., are encouraged. While proposals may address issues at any level of medical or biomedical education, priority will be given to those with the greatest potential both to meet the most pressing needs and to have the maximum impact on TUSM's educational programs.

In submitting a grant proposal, preference will be given to those projects with clear applicability to all TUSM medical students versus those that may be relevant for a small number of students at a given training site. In addition, for this cycle preference will be given to projects addressing the areas list below.

• Integration of basic science concepts into the core clerkships
• Integration of clinical research into the core clerkships (teach students how it is applied at the bedside)
• Projects to promote interprofessional education
• Projects that promote team work and leadership for medical students in the clinical setting
• Projects that create a course (or elements of a course) to promote student readiness for internship

Eligibility

Application Process and Award Announcement

Funds

Awardees are expected to 1) attend semi-annual faculty development forums to discuss their progress with other Innovation Grant recipients, and 2) present their work at the bi-annual Mary Y. Lee, MD, Medical Education Day.

Review Criteria

• Clarity of goals and statement of need
• Degree of innovation in content, instruction, or evaluation
• Adequacy of evaluation methods for assessing outcomes and impact
• Feasibility of proposed development and implementation timeline
• Appropriateness of budget allocations
• Sustainability after grant period
• Extent of impact on TUSM's constituencies, curriculum, and mission
• Potential for outside funding

Grant Administration