August 2002 • Volume 8 • Number 8 |
Mark your calendar for the deadlines listed below. For more information, see the Web pages or call (800) 274-2237 and the extensions noted.
Student health policy scholarship. Medical students interested in fostering public health and shaping health policies are prime candidates for attending the American Medical Student Association Political Leadership Institute in Reston, Va., Jan. 30 Feb. 2, 2003. The AAFP Foundation has a program allowing a student to do just that -- through the James G. Jones, M.D., Student Health Policy Scholarship. Each chapter foundation may submit a nomination; the nomination deadline is Sept. 13. Call Ext. 4457 for details.
Fundamentals of Management. The FOM program provides management and leadership training and is approved for Prescribed CME credit. A brochure including the FOM application is available at http://www.aafp.org/fom.xml. If you apply by Sept. 30, you'll be eligible for a $100 discount on your tuition. The final deadline for applying is Oct. 31.
Resident Repayment Program. First- and second-year residents may apply for this debt-reduction program for candidates going into rural practice, inner-city practice or full-time family medicine teaching. The winners, chosen by lottery in December, may receive as much as $2,500 per year for up to four years. For more information, go to http://www.aafpfoundation.org. Apply by Oct. 15.
Resident scholar awards. If you are or recently were the lead author for a research project or scholarly activity as a resident, consider joining the Resident Scholars Competition. The author of the first-place paper will receive $300; the second-place award is $200; the third-place prize is $100; and seven "honorable mention" citations will be given. Visit http://www.aafp.org/resident/scholars.html for an application, or call Ext. 3160. Apply by Nov. 15.
Joint grants for research. You can now request up to $30,000 in support for your research project, compared with the former ceiling of $20,000. The council overseeing the joint grants program for the AAFP Foundation and the Academy is seeking applications for projects "using rigorous design and appropriate analyses" and also for simpler studies.
Submit your proposal electronically by Dec. 1. For information on the joint grants and several other AAFP Foundation research grant programs, go to http://www.aafpfoundation.org.
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