Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OF2-3-1
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
The Impact of Local Health Professions Education Grants - Is it Worth the Investment?
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The rapidly evolving pace of medical education calls for rigorous research to inform the development of educational practices. Despite the well-established fact that funding improves quality of research in medical education, funding is limited. The development of local grant programs aims to address this gap in funding; given the amount of money awarded and the resources taken to administer these programs, it is important to evaluate relevant outcomes. The purpose of this project is to analyze factors predicting the success of these grants by studying the impact of two local medical education grants programs at a single university in a Canadian context. The following two questions will be addressed:
1) What have been the outcomes of the grants?
2) Can we identify factors that appear to contribute to the success of those projects funded?
Methods
We distributed an electronic survey to previous Department of Innovation in Medical Education (DIME) and Department of Medicine (DOM) grant recipients (n=108) to gather information pertaining to PI demographics, grant-funded research outcomes and dissemination, and factors leading to success in research. A literature search (Medline, Scopus) was performed to obtain records for non-responders. Multivariable logistic regression and backward logistic regression was used to determine the effects of collected variables on publication success.
Results
In total, 67 cases were analyzed for 10 variables and two were found to be statistically significant in predicting likelihood of publication success. The odds of publication were 3 times higher for researchers who had presented their research either orally or as a poster. In addition, the odds of publication were more than 6 times higher for researchers receiving grants through DIME vs. DoM, suggesting that differences between the structure of the two programs plays a significant role in the success of its recipients.
Conclusion
The results of this study inform both DIME and the DOM about the ongoing success of their funding programs and, on a larger scale, guide Canadian centers looking to institute or improve their local grant programs in medical education. Identification of factors associated with publication can both help inform local grants development and promote grant recipient success. Rigorous research and thoughtful innovation in medical education has the potential to benefit trainees, and ultimately our patients.
Keyword 1
Local Grants
Keyword 2
Research support
Keyword 3
Medical Education
Level of Training
General
Abstract Themes
Faculty Development
Additional Theme (First choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Simran Aggarwal
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
