Purpose
The Society of ’67 Pathology Trainee Project Grants in Health Services Research and Education funds innovative research and education projects that address issues of healthcare quality, costs, and/or access related to pathology services.
Grants
Two categories of grants are considered - Research and Education.
- Research Project Grants: Up to $5,000 for one year to investigate a question and/or to develop a technology in pathology/lab medicine services that improves healthcare quality, cost, or access.
- Education Project Grants: Up to $5,000 for one year to develop an educational program or offering in pathology/lab medicine services focused on improving healthcare quality, cost, or access.
2019 Applications
Deadlines
- Letters of Intent Application: October 1, 2019
- Invitation for Full Proposal: October 25, 2019
- Full Proposal: November 25, 2019
- Notification: December 19, 2019
For further details, see the 2019 PDF program announcement flyer and LOI Application Form.This PDF flyer and application form may be downloaded, printed, and/or shared freely.
Requirements
- Applicants must be EITHER:
- A medical student at an APC member institution; OR
- A resident in an ACGME-approved pathology residency program at an APC member institution; OR
- A fellow in a pathology subspecialty program or a postdoctoral certification program at an APC member institution.
- Applicants must have BOTH:
- A faculty sponsor/advisor who is a full-time faculty member in the Pathology Department at their institution; AND, if invited to submit a full proposal,
- A letter of sponsorship from the appropriate Chair or Program Director of the Pathology Department at their institution.
Questions? Contact: Mel Limson at: mlimson(at)apcprods.org
2018 Awardees
In December 2018, the inaugural Pathology Trainee Project Grants were awarded to the following recipients. The project description as described in their letters of intent are linked on the project titles below.
- Christopher Hergott, MD, PhD (and David Dorfman, MD, PhD)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Leveraging Immunometrics to Achieve Minimally Invasive Prognostic Information for Hematopoietic Neoplasms
- Nicole Landry LePage, MD (and Esther Soundar, MD, MPH)
Indiana University School of Medicine
Predicting Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Ann Shepler, MD (and Julia Kofler, MD)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
The Neuropathologic Correlates of Sepsis-Associated Cognitive Dysfunction
- Vivian Tang, medical student (and Mirna Lechpammer, MD, PhD)
University of California, Davis
Slide-free Histology via Microscopy using Ultraviolet Surface Excitation - Applications in Neuropathology
- Ann Tooley, medical student (and Peter Kragel, MD)
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Pathology Health Literacy: A Longitudinal Study of Patient Understanding of the Pathology Report and the Role of the Pathologist
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