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Purpose
The purpose of the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Faculty Scholar Award is to encourage faculty to work with DMC clinical experts to improve health and healthcare delivery through research. Within the DMC
Faculty Scholar Award there are two areas of research emphasis: (a) clinical transformation research and (b) clinical research.
Clinical transformation research makes use of DMC electronic medical record data and provides knowledge that will lead to improvements in healthcare quality, patient safety, nursing care delivery and/or cost effectiveness. Currently all patient assessments (e.g., admission, pain, wound), laboratory and diagnostic test results, pharmacy/medication data, and intervention activities including patient education are recorded in the electronic medical record. Clinical research targets persons or groups receiving care within a DMC facility and may focus on studies of mechanisms of human illness experience or behavior, studies to examine health behaviors or factors influencing health behaviors, or studies of therapies or interventions to improve health or health behaviors.
Research Funding
Funds for the Faculty Scholar Award are provided by the Detroit Medical Center (DMC).
Grants/Funding
2 Clinical Transformation Research Awards per year —up to $12,000
2 Clinical Research Awards per year —up to $12,000
Projects must be completed within a 12-month time frame.
Application/Application Deadline
Proposals are accepted any time and are reviewed by the DMC Clinical Research Committee at three times during the next academic year: November, March and July. Proposals are expected to undergo
College of Nursing presubmission review to ensure scientific merit before submission to the DMC. Direct any questions to the CHR through Dr. Cheryl Nordstrom, cnordstrom@wayne.edu
. Submit applications by email attachment to Ms. Liz Galvin — galvinl@karmanos.org
DMC Clinical Research Committee Review Criteria
Individual proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria: (a) potential of research to positively influence DMC nursing and healthcare practice; (b) feasibility of recruiting participants and obtaining proposed sample size within the specified timeline; (c) feasibility of implementation of the proposed research in the DMC; (d) appropriateness of budget (not to exceed $12,000, only expenses essential to the conduct of the proposed research will be funded, no indirect costs are allowed, summer salary and purchase of personal computers are prohibited); (e) clear and sound budget justification; (f) appropriate involvement of across-agency faculty and/or students and DMC clinicians/administrators; and (g) innovativeness.
Eligibility Criteria
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Proposal addresses one of the areas of DMC Scholar Award research emphasis.
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Research team is composed of at least one CON doctorally prepared faculty member and one
DMC clinical expert who will work together as investigators (Dr. Cheryl Nordstrom will work with
CON faculty investigators to pair them with the best DMC clinical expert for the proposed project.)
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Submission of completed research application to Ms. Liz Galvin by email attachment.
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Ready to implement research project when funding is received.
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Credit DMC Faculty Scholar Award in all publications and presentations of the research.
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Submit a 6 month progress report to Dr. Cheryl Nordstrom and to Ms. Liz Galvin.
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Submit a 12 month final report to Dr. Cheryl Nordstrom and to Ms. Liz Galvin within 30 days of completion of grant award.
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Present research annually at the CON Research Day.
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Agrees to prepare and submit a manuscript for publication —publication expected within one year following completion of the award.
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Agrees to submit a research proposal for external funding within one year following completion of the award.
Other Conditions
Post award changes in budge allocations must be approved by the CHR and DMC; monies not spent by the end of the 12-month project are returned to the DMC Scholar Award fund. Prior to beginning the proposed project submit documentation verifying the project has been reviewed and reviewed by the
WSU Human Investigation committee. Submit documentation to Ms. Liz Galvin and Dr. Cheryl
Nordstrom. Documentation of approval is required before receipt of any monies.
Application Instructions
1. Complete application form (included at the end of these application instructions. Indicate type of proposal —clinical transformation or clinical. Provide a brief descriptive title of project. Limit title character length to 81 characters, including spaces between words and punctuation.
2. Abstract. Not to exceed 30 lines of text single spaced. St ate the application’s broad and longterm objectives, specific aims, and methods, making reference to the health relatedness of the project (i.e., relevance to the areas of research emphasis).
3. NIH Biographical Sketch of Principal Investigator.
4. Narrative of Research Plan. The narrative should include aims/purposes, background and significance, preliminary work (if available), methods, human subjects and not exceed 10 type written pages. The proposal is to be single spaced. Use .5 margins all around, Arial font 11-point.
References are not included in the 10 page limit. a. Specific Aims. State the overall objective of long-term goal of the proposed research; the specific aims/purposes; and the research questions and/or hypotheses to be addressed in the proposal. b. Background and Significance. Review the most significant previous work and current status of research in the field related to the problem under investigation. Identify limitations of existing research. Identify how your study will fill knowledge gaps. Describe the theoretical framework of the proposed research. Identify how the proposal will contribute to science and move the field forward or how current nursing practice, procedure, or policy may be influenced/improved by the results of the proposed study. c. Preliminary Work. Describe any relevant previous work or the expertise each team member brings to the proposed study. Describe any collaborative work accomplished by the team members. d. Methods. Describe the study design, setting (hospital unit(s) or clinic where study will be carried out), sample and recruitment and enrollment procedures, sample size, measures/instruments, methods of data collection, procedures for data collection, and plans for data analysis, limitations or potential difficulties in design or methods, and 12month time frame/schedule of activities. Justify the project can be completed within the time frame. e. Human Subjects Protection. Describe and substantiate the process for protection of human subjects.
5. References. List references cited in the project narrative.
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6. Appendices. Include instruments and/or evaluation tools. Include letters from immediate supervisors/administrators/faculty advisors as appropriate to show support for DMC staff and
WSU faculty and student involvement in the project.
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Center for Health Research, Wayne State University College of Nursing
5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
Telephone: 313-577-4135 Fax: 313-577-5777
Title of Proposal (limit to 81 characters):
Type of Proposal: ___Clinical Transformation Research ___Clinical Research
Name and Title of CON Faculty Principal Investigator: __________________________________
Name and Title of DMC Clinical Co-Investigator (or Co-PI): _______________________________
Names, titles, and roles of any other personnel involved in project:
DMC site(s) and address(es) at which research will be conducted:
CON Faculty are expected to use existing space/computer equipment already made available to them in their faculty offices to house DMC Scholar Projects unless special requests for additional space and equipment are included in the application. Indicate here what, if any, additional CON space and/or equipment would be needed for completion of the proposed project:
I, the undersigned, certify that the statements made in this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge, and accept, as to any grant awarded, the obligation to comply with the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the award.
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Signature of Principal Investigator
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Printed Name of Principal Investigator
_____________________
Date
End Date of Principal Investigator’s WSU Contract (or N.A. if tenured): _________________
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Detailed Budget for Proposed DMC Faculty Scholar Research Award
On a separate page, provide a justification for all expenditures listed.
PERSONNEL Total $_________
SUPPLIES
EQUIPMENT
TRAVEL (limit to???
Total $_________
Total $_________
Total $_________
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EMR/COMPUTER COSTS
( Explain why WSU does not underwrite computer costs .)
OTHER EXPENSES
Total $_________
Total $_________
GRAND TOTAL:$____________
List all other research support for investigators affiliated with this project.
If proposed project is in excess of $12,000, list concurrent support for PROPOSED research, i.e., list sources and amount for support beyond the $12,000 requested.)
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