Snyderman Research in Medical Education Award
The Ralph Snyderman, MD GME Research Award: Due Date: April 3, 2009
| How to Apply/Criteria for Judging |
| Eligible Projects |
| 2007 Winner |
| 2005 Winner |
| Current Submissions |
| Past Winners |
| Past Submissions |
Ralph Snyderman, MD, is Emeritus Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University, President and CEO of Duke University Health System and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine. He oversaw the development of the Duke University Health System, one of the few fully integrated academic health systems in the country. He was a passionate advocate for medical education and excellence in teaching He is past Chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Council of Deans and past Chair of the AAMC.
Dr. Snyderman accepted his first faculty appointment at Duke University Medical Center in 1972 as a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator, assistant professor of medicine and immunology, and Chief of Rheumatology at the Durham Veteran's Administration Hospital. He rose through Duke's academic ranks, becoming chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in 1975. By 1984, Dr. Snyderman became the Frederic M. Hanes Professor of Medicine and Immunology. Dr. Snyderman is internationally recognized for his contributions in inflammation research, and he continues to contribute to the body of scientific knowledge. In 1987, Dr. Snyderman left Duke to join Genentech, Inc., a biomedical technology firm in San Francisco, as vice president for medical research and development. A year later he was promoted to senior vice president. While at Genentech, he led the development and licensing several novel therapeutics and supervised 300 staff members working in pharmacology, clinical research and regulatory affairs. He returned to Duke as Chancellor of Health Affairs in 1989.
Dr. Snyderman has received numerous honors and awards, including an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Downstate Medical Center of the State University of New York and a lifetime achievement award from the Arthritis Foundation. He also is a member of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine. Dr. Snyderman stepped down as chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO on June 30, 2004.
Eligible projects:
Eligible research covers broad areas of concern to academic medicine. Pertinent topics include policies affecting the educational milieu, educational trends affecting or likely to affect medicine, descriptions of innovations in medical education and training. Articles can include medical informatics, information and medical technologies, the history of medical education and humanities topics such as ethics. The projects must have substantial contributions from at least one GME trainee (intern, resident or fellow).
Examples of eligible projects include (but are not limited to): evaluation of the impact of a new curriculum on resident knowledge and skills, using PDAs to increase quality of trainee "hand offs" at the end of call, using standardized patients to measure trainee's skills at "communicating bad news", the impact of simulation on a clinical outcome, using the patient simulator to teach and assess anesthesia skills, the impact of duty hours on teaching/learning, the history of a program at Duke, an evidence based review of the literature on a particular assessment strategy.
IRB:
Study should reflect appropriate IRB review with clear documentation of either an exemption or full approval.
Format:
Articles should be between 2,000 - 4000 words with no more than five tables or figures. Articles should include an abstract of < 250 words. Except for review articles, there should be no more than 20 references; the emphasis should be selecting those which are truly representative rather than entirely comprehensive.
Authorship:
Recognizing the collaborative nature of much research, each author must have participated sufficiently by demonstrated contributions that include conception and design, data analysis and interpretation, drafting the article or critically revising it. Duplicate or simultaneous submission is acceptable. Authors retain the copyright for their materials but should indicate material that is the intellectual property of others. Authors must disclose any real or potential conflict(s) of interest.
Manuscript Style:
· Title of the paper should be included with listing of all authors and double spaced throughout
· Structured abstracts (limited to no more than 250 words) should include 4 paragraphs:
· Body of the Paper should include four structured sections:
· Tables must be created in Word or Excel
· References: number in the order in which they first appear. Mark the references in the text by using Arabic numerals provided as superscripts or inside partntheses.
· Acknowledge those who contributed significantly to the article but do not quality for authorship
· Include permission for any previously copyrighted material
· Include statement of any conflict of interest
· Include documentation of IRB approval
· Use Index Medicus abbreviations for names of periodicals; use reference format of Academic Medicine
See http://www.gme.duke.edu/snyderman/snyderman-award.htm#apply for additional details.
Poster Presentation:
All submissions will be presented at a poster session held during the May or June ICGME Meeting. The recipient of the Snyderman Award will also be announced.
Selection of the Winner:
A panel of faculty will review all submissions in a blinded fashion. Criteria for grading will include: creativity and innovation, appropriateness of study design, likelihood of replication, quality of contribution to learning/teaching, rigorous assessment of educational outcomes, clarity of written materials, and adherence to written guidelines. All authors will receive feedback from the evaluation.
Award:
The winner will receive a certificate of award (plaque), and a cash prize of $1000. His/her name will be engraved on a plaque, which will be placed on display with additional winners added each year.
Questions: Kathryn.andolsek@duke.edu
John L. Weinerth, MD |
Kathryn M. Andolsek, MD MPH |
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Chair, ICGME |
Associate Director, Graduate Medical Education |
DIO, and Director, Graduate Medical Education |
How to Apply/Criteria for Judging
Email your manuscript with IRB information to the kathryn.andolsek@duke.edu by 5 pm, April 3, 2009. If you have questions, please contact the GME office at 684-3491.
Criteria for grading will include: creativity and innovation, appropriateness of study design, likelihood of replication, quality of contribution to learning/teaching, rigorous assessment of educational outcomes, clarity of written materials, and adherence to written guidelines.
Microsoft Word version of 2009 Synderman Award information.
There are no current submissions for the 2009 Snyderman Research in Medical Education Award.
| Year | Winner | Paper Title |
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| 2009 | ||
| 2008 | ||
| 2007 | Dr. Saumil M. Chudgar | Current Teaching and Evaluation Methods in Critical Care Medicine: has the ACGME affected how we practice and teach in the ICU? |
| 2005 | Dr. Kevin L. Thomas | Resident Time Analysis Study (RTAS): The Effect of ACGME Duty Hour Regulations on Resident Work Activity |
Michael W. Tempelhof, M.D., Katherine S. Garman, M.D., Matthew Langman, B.S., Martha B. Adams, M.D., M.A.
"Leveraging Time and Learning Style, iPod vs Realtime Attendance to Medicine Resident Conference Series: A Randomized Controlled Trial."
Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds, MD, MPH and Rachel Peragallo, MD
"A Humanism Curriculum: Using literature and film to address racial and socioeconomic disparities"
Nazema Y. SIDDIQUI, M.D., Kevin J. STEPP, M.D., Susan J. LASCH, M.D., Jeffrey M. MANGEL, M.D., and Jennifer M. WU, M.D., M.P.H.
"Objective structured assessment of technical skills for repair of fourth degree perineal lacerations"
Florian R. Schroeck, Chiquita A. Palha de Sousa, Ross A. Kalman, Maitri S. Kalia, Sean A. Pierre, George E. Haleblian, Leon Sun, Judd W. Moul, and David M. Albala
"Trainees do not negatively impact the institutional learning curve for robotic prostatectomy as characterized by operative time, estimated blood loss and positive surgical margin rate."
Saumil M. Chudgar, MD
"Current Teaching and Evaluation Methods in Critical Care Medicine: has the ACGME affected how we practice and teach in the ICU?”
Internal Medicine
PGY 2
Michael W. Tempelhof, MD
"Personal Digital Assistants: A Review of Current and Potential Utilization Among Medical Trainees."
Internal Medicine
PGY 1
Christopher Y. Chang, MD
"Searchable Image-Centric Online Medial Database”
Otolaryngology
PGY 5
Alison S. Clay, MD
"Debriefing in the Intensive Care Unit”
"Intervention in the Intensive Care Unit: How Do We Do as Well for our Learners as We Do for our Patients?”
“Self Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit”
Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
PGY 6
Adam G. Ravin, MD
"Impact of Veterans Administration Medical System on Plastic Surgery Residency Training”
Plastic Surgery
PGY 5
Manesh R. Patel, MD
"Randomised Trial for Answers to Clinical Questions: Evaluating a Primary Pre-appraised or Referenced versus a Primary MEDLINE Strategy” (RACE-MEDLINE)
"State Mandated Continuing Medical Education and the Use of Proven Therapies in Patients with an Acute Myocardial Infarction”
Advanced Training in Cardiology
PGY 5
Kevin L. Thomas, MD
"Resident Time Analysis Study (RTAS): The Effect of ACGME Duty Hour Regulations on Resident Work Activity”
Cardiovascular Disease
PGY 5