Education Scholar Grant

Deadline Date: January 10, 2013

Purpose:   To provide funding opportunities for individuals with an active interest in radiologic education.

Nature of Projects: Any area of education related to the radiologic sciences is eligible for Education Scholar Grant support. Projects may include, but are not limited to:

• advanced training in the discipline of education, possibly resulting in an advanced degree/certificate (development of teachers and educational leaders);
• development, dissemination and evaluation of printed or electronic educational materials;
• research of teaching methods and evaluation processes;
• education in emerging nations;
• medical student, resident, fellow, CME participant, allied health professional student education.
• RSNA and the Association of University Radiologists (AUR) have collaborated on a joint award beginning in 2013. This co-sponsored Education Scholar Grant will leverage funds to support additional projects in radiology education. Interested applicants should apply through the standard application process.

Amount: One year grant of up to $75,000 United States Dollars (USD) for salary support and/or other project costs. In exceptional cases, grants for up to two years will be considered.

Eligibility: 

• Applications are accepted from individuals throughout the world. 
• NEW REQUIREMENT: Applicant must be an RSNA Member (at any level) at the time of application. If the applicant’s membership category is Member-in-Training or any other non dues-paying category, the scientific advisor or one of the co-investigators must be a dues-paying member. Check your membership status, or become a member today - visit the RSNA Membership Web site for details.
• Applicant/co-principal investigator(s) must not be agents of any for-profit, commercial company in the radiologic sciences.
• Applicants may not submit more than one research or education grant application to the RSNA R&E Foundation per year.
• Recipients may not have concurrent RSNA grants.
• Supplementation of funding from other grant sources must be approved by Foundation staff if not described in the original research plan. Awards from other sources may be approved by Foundation staff if the investigator submits a satisfactory plan to address any budgetary overlap.

Full Details: Download the Education Scholar Grant Policies and Procedures (now with grant application instructions and guidelines)

Application Process: Applications are completed online using the Online Grant Application System. 

2012 Education Scholar Grant Recipients

	Brian W. Bresnahan, PhD University of Washington Developing Radiology-Focused Web-Based Educational Modules in Health Services Research, Comparative Effectiveness Research, and Health Economic Evaluation Philips Healthcare/RSNA Education Scholar Grant		James Duncan, MD, PhD Washington University in St Louis Development and Implementation of a Radiology Improvement Leader Training Course RSNA Education Scholar Grant
	Saurabh Jha, MD University of Pennsylvania Technology Assessment for Radiology Residents – a Curriculum to Understand the Economics of Imaging and How to Value a Diagnostic Test GE Healthcare/RSNA Education Scholar Grant		Salvador Pedraza, MD University of Girona (Spain) Developing a Computer Game for Problem-Based Learning (PBL) of Radiology for Undergraduate Medical Education (MEDGAME) RSNA Education Scholar Grant
	Priscilla Slanetz, MD, MPH and Ronald L. Eisenberg MD, JD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA Development of a Peer Observation Teaching Program to Enhance Radiology Resident Teaching Skills RSNA Education Scholar Grant		Sergio Uribe, PhD, MS Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (Chile) Latin American MR e-learning Platform Derek Harwood-Nash Education Scholar Grant
	Carolyn Wang, MD University of Washington Evidence Based Development of a High-Fidelity Simulation Team Training Program for Contrast Reaction Management RSNA Education Scholar Grant

2011 and 2010 Education Scholar Grant Recipients

	Stephen Brown, MD  2011-2013 GE Healthcare/RSNA Education Scholar Grant Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School Program to Enhance Relational and Communication Skills for Radiologists (PERCS-Radiology)		Sharad Goyal, MD  2011-2013 RSNA Education Scholar Grant UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School & The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Contouring in Radiation Oncology Education (CORE) – A Self-Assessment Module (SAM) for Radiation Oncologists
	Xiaoming Yang, MD, PhD  2011-2013 RSNA Education Scholar Grant University of Washington School of Medicine Toward Clinical Translation of Interventional Molecular Imaging: An Educational Program for New Generations of Interventional Radiologists View Funded Grant Application		Julia Fielding, MD and Alfred D. Llave, MD   2010-2012 Henry P. Pendergrass, MD, RSNA Education Scholar Grant Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Meeting the Challenges of Radiology Resident Education in the 21st Century: Redefining the Radiology Classroom through RAD-SHARE, Radiology (See, Hear And Respond Education), A Collaborative Pilot Endeavor View Funded Grant Application
	Mannudeep K. Kalra, MD   2010-2012 GE Healthcare/RSNA Education Scholar Grant Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital CT Virtual Autopsy for Radiation Dose Reduction and Radiological-Pathological Correlation Training Programs View Funded Grant Application		Jie Li, MD and Elizabeth A. Morris MD  2010-2012 Derek Harwood-Nash Education Scholar Grant Radiology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, Peking University School of Oncology Developing an Educational Program on Breast Imaging for the Chinese Radiology Society with International Cooperation View Funded Grant Application
	Lonie R. Salkowski, MD   2010-2012 Philips Healthcare/RSNA Education Scholar Grant Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, SMPH A Paradigm Shift in Teaching Anatomy: Development of New Educational Methods for Health Care Professionals to Learn Anatomy through Radiology Correlation View Funded Grant Application

Past Education Scholar Grant Recipients

(includes recipients of the original Education Scholar Grant, Education Seed Grant, and Fellowship Training Grant)

• Gerald Aben, MD, 2009, Creating a Blended Introductory Radiology Course for Geographic Dispersed Campuses 
• Catherine Brandon, MD, 2009, Teaching Systems Based Analysis: Operational Engineering and Management Concepts for Radiology Residents  
• Abraham Dachman, MD, 2009, The University of Chicago Training Tool For Colonic Insufflation and Scanning in Virtual Colonoscopy 
• Marilyn Goske, MD, 2009, Developing a "Best Practice" National Registry for CT Scans in Children 
• Ariel Hirsch, MD, 2009, Integration of Radiation Oncology into the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum 
• Ivan K. Ip, MD, MPH, 2009, Radiologic Informatics Fellowship Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital 
• Aine Kelly, MD, 2009, The influence of Evidence Based Teaching Methodology on Appropriate Imaging Utilization in a Large Academic Radiology Department; View Funded Grant Application 
• Petra Lewis, MD, 2009, Development and Implementation of a National Web-Based Examination System for Medical Students in Radiology 
• Iulian Burtea, MD, 2008, Clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging: Cardiac MR and CT Emphasis 
• David Yousem, MD, 2008, 2008, Developing a Curriculum for Teaching the Business of Radiology; View Funded Grant Application   
• Dianne Georgian-Smith, MD, 2008, Detection of Breast Cancer - Mammographic Architectural Distortion: Understanding the Perception to Develop Methods for Teaching  
• Yvonne Lui, MD, 2008, Development, Implementation, and Assessment of an Inexpensive Cerebral Catheter Angiographic Training Laboratory and Curriculum 
• Amit Newatia, MD, 2008, The Johns Hopkins University Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship 
• Roi Lotan, MD, 2007, Johns Hopkins University Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship 
• Andrew J. Misselt, MD, 2007, Cardiac MR and CT Emphasis  
• Ivy Petersen, MD, 2007, Technical and Professional Skill Development Within Radiation Oncology 
• Luciano M. Prevedello, MD, 2007, Fellowship Training Grant in Radiologic Informatics 
• Humberto Wong, MD, 2007, Fellowship Training Grant in Cardiovascular Imaging 
• Omar Zeidan, PhD, 2007, Towards a Comprehensive and Accurate 3D Visual Simulation Tool for External Beam Radiation Therapy Planning; View Funded Grant Application 
• Jens Vogel-Claussen, MD, 2006, Johns Hopkins University Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship 
• Parham Pezeshk, MD,  2006, Radiologic Informatics Fellowship Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital 
• Elsie Nguyen, MD, 2006, Stanford University Medical Center 
• Jacobo Kirsch, MD, 2006, Cardiac MR and CT Emphasis at Mayo Clinic 
• Walter Huda, PhD & JA Seibert, PhD, 2005, Physics Teaching File for Radiology Residents  
• Judith K. Amorosa, MD, FACR, 2005, Developing a Radiology Clerkship Companion for Medical Students  
• Tamer El-Helw, MD, 2005, Stanford University Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship 
• Brett B. Carmichael, MD, 2004, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cardiovascular Tomography Fellowship Program 
• Mark D. Hiatt, MD, 2004, Stanford University Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship
• W. Robert Lee, MD, MS, 2004, Development and Validation of a Radiation Oncology Assessment System (ROAS) 
• Barry B. Goldberg, MD, 2003, Teaching the Teachers Initiative for Ultrasound Training in Latin America 
• Maurice M. Reeder, MD,  2003, Teaching the Teachers Initiative for Tropical Imaging Training in Africa 
• Joyce Marion Nyhof-Young, PhD & Juhu Kamra MD, FRCPC, PhD, 2003, Development of a Virtual Elective in Radiation Oncology  
• Linda Lanier, MD,  Chris Sistrom, MD,  & Richard Rathe, MD, 2002, Curriculum in Radiology Reporting: An interactive Web-based Educational and Assessment Program in Communication Essentials 
• Stephen Chan, MD, 2001, Graduate Study in Educational Informatics for Program Development in Radiology Management 
• Cupido Daniels, PhD, FCCPM and James D. Fraser, MD, 2001, Development of Web-delivered Cardiac Imaging Learning Resource  
• Eric J. Hall, DPhil, DSc, 2001, WEB-RAD-TRAIN, Web-Based Educational Program for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists: Radiobiology, Radiation Protection, and Risks vs. Benefits  
• Sharlene A. Teefey, MD, 2001, International Radiology Education Program 
• Kevin W. McEnery, MD, 2000, Oncologic Imaging Symposium Utilizing Scalable Strategy  
• Felix S. Chew, MD, EdM, 2000, Development and Evaluation of a Web-Based Radiology Curriculum for the Core Clinical Clerkship Year of Medical School 
• James D. Cox, MD, 2000, A Faculty Development Fellowship to Advance Radiation Oncology in China by Enhancing Teacher Training 
• Barry B. Goldberg, MD, 2000, Teaching the Teachers Initiative for Ultrasound Training in Africa 
• Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, 2000, Two Year Program for Leadership Development in Education 
• Beverly P. Wood, MD, 2000, Development of Training for Expertise in Radiology