The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,928,065 Project Grant under the Medical Student Education (CFDA 93.680) program to the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The grant will fund a value-based medical student education training program over a 3-year period from September 2024 to June 2027. The program aims to increase the number of medical school graduates who select primary...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,930,144 Project Grant under the Medical Student Education (CFDA 93.680) program to Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) in New Jersey. The grant supports RowanSOM's "Value-Based Medical Student Education Training Program", which aims to enroll 69 medical students in a pathway program to inspire them to choose primary care residencies and practice in...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Eastern Virginia Medical School a $373,767 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) to deliver CARES Act Emergency Financial Assistance Grants to Students due to COVID-19. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 through July 13, 2023 and will provide direct financial assistance to students of the medical school impacted by coronavirus to help cover expenses related to the disruption of campus...
The Medical College of Georgia 3+ Program will provide an innovative postsecondary curriculum to improve health outcomes in Georgia through a $2.1 million Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. Funded under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, the grant will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies at Augusta University from September 2022 through August 2025. As the awardee, Augusta University will...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE: EDU) program project grant award of $750,000 to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will develop an undergraduate program that uses a "living lab" approach to enable students to learn to create and maintain intelligent systems for the health domain. The project will implement a living lab in VCU's Department of Computer Science and Department of Neurology to provide hands-on learning opportunities...
The University of California, Riverside School of Medicine (UCR SOM) received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant will fund the implementation of the Promoting Access to Treatment and Health Equity (PATH) for Substance Use Care curriculum over 3 years. The PATH curriculum aims to train 720...
This $12,000,000 Project Grant award from the Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) in renovating and expanding its Fredric W. Smith Science Building. The project includes renovations to the existing 21,254 square foot facility and the construction of a 51,803 square foot addition. This will enable WVSOM, West Virginia's only stand-alone medical school and the only osteopathic...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $905,240 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, doing business as Southwestern Medical School. The grant will support the Medical Scientist Training Program at UT Southwestern, which aims to train the next generation of physician-scientists over an award period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030. The program provides...
The U.S. Department of Defense Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences awarded a $3,331,347.00 Cooperative Agreement to The Henry M. Jackson Foundation For The Advancement Of Military Medicine, Inc. on September 25, 2024 under the Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects program (CFDA 12.750). The agreement supports the development of asynchronous encounter skills training, train-the-trainer programs, and implementation support for military medical training over a...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a 5-year, $584,450 Project Grant to the University of Virginia (UVA) for the UVA Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). The MSTP aims to train the next generation of biomedical scientists and data-driven physicians by providing an integrated MD and PhD curriculum, robust research environment, and comprehensive professional development activities. The program will enroll 7 trainees annually and appoint them to the T32 grant...