The North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians (NC-ACP) Council has approved funding for innovative projects to promote the broad goals of the ACP in medical student and residency education.
Grants will be made for up to $5,000/year with the stipulation that all awardees agree to present a progress report to the NC-ACP membership at the annual winter NC-ACP scientific meeting (the next meeting is February 28 - March 1, 2014 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC).
Proposals will be reviewed by a selection committee including the NC-ACP Governor and Drs. Bryan, Chelminski and Lichstein. Priority will be given to projects that promote:
- Selection by medical students of residency training in Internal Medicine
- Choice of primary or generalist careers by internal medicine house staff
- Professionalism and humanism in medicine
- Patient safety
- High value/cost conscious care
- Quality improvement
- Patient-centered outcomes
- Patient activation and self-management
- Acquisition of clinical skills
- Evidence based medicine
- Process improvements in clinical care and transitions