Application deadline approaching for ‘Professionalism Challenge’ grants
The program will fund up to 4 projects of $25,000 over a 2-year period and will be led by practicing physicians who propose a solution to an obstacle that is keeping them from fulfilling professional commitments.
The ABIM Foundation and Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) recently announced a new grant program to support physicians who are working to advance medical professionalism in their practice.
The Professionalism Challenge program will fund up to 4 projects of $25,000 over a 2-year period. Projects will be led by practicing physicians who propose a solution to an obstacle that is keeping them from fulfilling the principles and professional commitments defined in “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter.”
Physicians whose primary professional activity is providing patient care are encouraged to apply. More information about the program, including proposal requirements, can be found in the full RFP. Grant applications are due Jan. 19, 2016.