Resident Grants & Awards

R.R. Hannas, M.D. Emergency Resident of the Year Award

The R. R. Hannas Emergency Resident of the Year award is named after Dr. Ralston R. Hannas, a “founding father” of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Hannas is a past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians and was the co-organizer, with Dr. Wiegenstein, of the first Scientific Assembly in 1969. He was also chairman of the committee that founded the American Board of Emergency Medicine, served on the Board for twelve years and was the organization’s fourth president. Dr. Hannas was also instrumental in helping organize the fifth Emergency Medicine residency program in the country, at Northwestern University, in 1973. In 1976 he moved to Kansas City where he practiced emergency medicine for 21 years.

The Awards

This annual award will recognize a resident in a Missouri emergency medicine residency program.

The selected resident will receive a $250 award. The award will be presented at the Missouri Chapter’s annual meeting (held in the spring) and the awardees are required to attend. Award recipients will be reimbursed for up to one nights lodging.

Selection Criteria

This award is presented each year to one resident member of the Missouri College of Emergency Physicians who best exemplifies the spirit, skill, and dedication of America’s emergency physicians.  Attributes which may be considered include:

• Compassionate patient care with high levels of patient satisfaction.
• Community service.
• Collaboration with nurses, EMT’s, and ancillary hospital staff.
• Advancement of emergency medicine through teaching, involvement in hospital activities or organized medicine.

Selection Process

The Missouri College of Emergency Physicians will solicit nominations each year beginning October 1. Anyone with knowledge of an extraordinary physician or resident member may submit a nomination by December 31. The Grants and Awards Committee will review the nominees and select the winners by February 1.

Nominations now being accepted for 2019 Awards. (The application submission will re-open in September 2019.)

View previous RR Hannas Award Recipients

MOCEP Research Grant

 

 

Emergency Medicine Resident Research Grant

Purpose

The goal of the Missouri Chapter’s Resident Research Grant is to facilitate the academic growth and research expertise of residents in emergency medicine, and to promote research in emergency medicine. The results of the research project should be applicable to the everyday practice of emergency medicine.

Award Limits

A maximum of $3,000 will be available each year. The number of awards granted will depend on the number and quality of proposals submitted. The minimum award will be $1,000. No funds will be available for investigator salary support, travel, or publication. The Missouri College of Emergency Physicians does not include funds for indirect costs associated with the grants it awards.

Eligibility

The grant is available to any resident in good standing in a Missouri ACGME or AOA approved Emergency Medicine Program. Residents must have a faculty preceptor capable of ensuring the successful completion of the project as planned. The faculty preceptor need not be within a Department of Emergency Medicine, but should have appropriate research experience. The research project should be designed to furnish new knowledge relating to the practice of Emergency Medicine.

Evidence of Institutional Support

The applicant should demonstrate that he/she will have dedicated time available to complete the project described. Furthermore, evidence that the project will be successfully completed at his/her institution should be provided. A letter of support and current Curriculum Vitae of the faculty preceptor(s) will be required. The applicant and the institution must certify that research involving humans has been approved by the Institutional Review Board before award funds will be distributed. Research involving animals must be approved by the Institutional Animal Review Committee and conform to the Principles for the Use of Animals in Research and Education approved by the Council of the American Physiological Society.

Review Process

Applicants will be reviewed and scored by the Grants and Awards Committee of the Missouri College of Emergency Physicians. Applications will be judged based on the project’s relevance to emergency medicine and appropriateness of study methodology.

Award Timetable/Distribution

Applications may be submitted between June 1 and September 15 of each year. Grants will be made by October 15 but may be delayed if additional information is required. Institutional Review Board or Institutional Animal Review Committee approval, if indicated, is required prior to the disbursement of funds. Fifty percent of the monies will be granted prior to project initiation. The balance will be distributed upon study completion and submission of an abstract for a scientific meeting or a manuscript for publication to a medical journal.

Application Procedure

The following items are required to be considered for this award.

• Curriculum vitae of the resident.
• Curriculum vitae of the faculty preceptor(s).
• Letter of support from faculty preceptor(s).
• Protocol synopsis.

Protocol Synopsis

Please provide a protocol synopsis (maximum of 5 pages) with the following:

• Title
• Name of Investigator(s)
• Objective
  • Purpose
  • Hypothesis
  • Study Rationale
• Background Information
• Methods
  • Study Design: Multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled, how confidentiality is protected, etc.
  • Drugs/Devices: Identify any experimental drug/devise.
  • Patients/Subjects: Number, inclusion/exclusion criteria, identify institution where patients/subjects will be obtained.
  • Treatment Groups: Identify the treatment/observation group(s) and method of assignment to that group.
  • Observation & Measurements: Outline those observations used to assess efficacy and/or toxicity; define risks; describe procedures minimizing risks/benefits.
  • Length of Study: How long will each patient participate; what is anticipated duration of study.
  • Study Schedule: Provide timetable indicating when the study procedures and evaluation are to be performed on each patient.
  • Sponsor: Source of funding.
  • Summary of Project (in laymen’s terminology): Brief description of project objectives, rationale, methods.
• Results
  • Variables for Analysis: List those to be used, i.e., efficacy, safety, etc.
  • Method of Statistical Analysis.
• Budget

Grant Submissions

To submit your grant, please complete the online application.

If you have questions, please contact the MOCEP office at 573-636-2144 or via email admin@mocep.org