Augusta Webster Faculty Funding

The Augusta Webster Accelerating Education Grant is a one-year funding opportunity for faculty serving as primary investigators in a research project at the Feinberg School of Medicine. The goal of the program is to assist faculty requesting support to build programs in health professions education at Feinberg. Awarded grants of $10,000 will be funded over the course of one year.

Find more application details and fellowship eligibility requirements for the 2024 (FY 2025) application cycle here. The Augusta Webster Accelerating Education Grant is now closed.

 

Application Requirements

Submitted materials should include:

1. Name, title, department, division
2. Educational roles (Ex: Clerkship Director, Program Director)
3. Descriptive title of the proposed research
4. List of members of the project team
5. Two-pages description of proposed project (Submitted as a pdf)
6. One-page description of costs in a line-item format (as a pdf) - please reach out with any questions
7. CV of applicant in Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine format (as a pdf)

 

The Augusta Webster Faculty Fellowship in Educational Research & Innovation is a two-year funding opportunity for faculty with a rank of no higher than Assistant Professor at the time of the application deadline. The goal of the program is to assist faculty new to the domain of health professions education. Awarded fellows will receive $50,000 of funding over the course of two years. Find more application details and fellowship eligibility requirements for the 2024-2026 application cycle here. 

Applications will open in November 2025 for funding beginning September 1, 2026.

 

Application Requirements

Applications must be submitted via the online application form. Submitted materials should include:

• Descriptive title of proposed research
• Name, title, department, address, email, and telephone number for principal investigator applicant
• 250 word research abstract
• Names of other key personnel
• Brief description (~1 page) of proposed research and methods with section headers for approach, feasibility, innovation and potential impact, and an optional section for those further into their career explaining why they should be considered (one paragraph)
• Number of years, estimated overall budget for each year and estimated percent effort for year.
• CV of primary investigator in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine format.

Selection & Decisions

The selection committee reviews applications and approximately five to six applicants will be invited to move into an eight-week, in person mentored proposal development program. Individuals accepted into the proposal development program must commit to a total of six hours of in-person meetings. Meeting days and times will be determined after selection is complete.

Final proposals for the two-year grant awarded are to be submitted at the end of the eight-week period. The committee will release final award decisions within four weeks following proposal submission.

Funding for selected projects will begin starting in September, every other year. Ongoing mentorship and support will continue during the fellowship.

2024-2026

Emily Hinchcliff, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gynecologic Oncology)
SAVE – Simulation Applications for Vaginal Hysterectomy Education

Lucas Bruton, MD, MEd, Instructor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
ADEPT (Advancing Disability Education for Pediatric Trainees) Study: Creation of a Novel Tool for Assessment of Training Regarding Children with Medical Complexity

Rebecca Williams, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Entrustable Professional Activities in general surgery residency training: Utilizing the Theoretical Domains Framework to create an Implementation Toolkit that can be used to identify barriers and facilitators to faculty engagement.

 

2022-2024

Maheen Quadri, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
iTreat: A Novel Curriculum to Improve Pediatric Residents’ Ability to Treat Mental Health Conditions in the Primary Care Setting

Nicholas R Zessis, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
A Medical Student Mastery Learning Curriculum for Inpatient to Outpatient Handoffs

2020-2022

Sami Chaouki, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Mastery Learning Curriculum for Temporary Pacemaker Management

Leslie K Rydberg, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Medical Education 
Mastery Learning in Electrodiagnostic Education

2018-2020

Kathryn K Hufmeyer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Responsible Electronic Documentation: A Mastery Learning Curriculum to Improve Trainee Progress Note Writing Skills in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

James M Walter, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Development and Implementation of a Critical Care Ultrasound Mastery Learning Curriculum for Clinicians in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

2016-2018

Zarina S. Dohadwala, MD, Instructor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Development and Evaluation of an Innovative, Interactive Curriculum to Train Physicians to Address Vaccine Hesitant Families and Patients

Arika G. Gupta, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Mastery Learning of Neonatal Resuscitation Skills by Pediatric Residents Using Simulation Technology and Deliberate Practice

Bruce L. Henschen, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Can Medical Students, Acting as Health Coaches, Add Value to Primary Care and Improve Health Outcomes? Assessing the Clinical Impact of the Education-Centered Medical Home

2014-2016

Brigid M. Dolan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
A Qualitative Analysis of Pre-clerkship Student Portfolios to Assess Teamwork Skills and Attitudes

Bernice Ruo, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine-General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Improving the Assessment of Internal Medicine Residents

2012-2013

Eric W. Schaefer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Does a Faculty Development Project in Cardiac Auscultation Lead to Sustained Improvement in Cardiac Exam Skills for the Faculty, and does that Translate into an Improvement in the Cardiac Exam Skills of Medical Student Learners?

2012-2015

Shari L. Meyerson, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Utility of an Errors-Based Curriculum to Improve Advanced Skill Acquisition in Surgery

Rashmi K. Sharma, MD MHS, Assistant Professor in Medicine-Hospital Medicine
Developing and Evaluating a Mastery Learning Program for Code Status Discussion Skills

Mary E. McBride, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and Medical Education
Teamwork and Communication in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

2011-2014

Jennifer A. Bierman, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Medical Education
Heather H. Heiman, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Medical Education
Sonya Rasminsky, MD
Responsible Electronic Documentation (RED): A Needs Assessment and Curricular Intervention to Teach Medical Students Optimal Note Writing Skills Using the Electronic Health Record

Debra A. DaRosa, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Validity Evidence for a Competency Based Resident OR Instruction and Assessment System

David H. Salzman, MD, MEd, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education
Assessment of Medical Student Achievement: Development of Simulation-Based Gateway Examinations for Implementation in the Feinberg School of Medicine Curriculum Renewal

2009-2011

Daniel B. Evans, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Web-based Education for Beginning interns on Handoffs (WEB-Handoffs)

Marianne Tschoe, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine) 
Improving Hospitalist Teaching Skills

Donna M. Woods, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Achieving Patient Safety Competence in Medicine: Testing Methods for Patient Safety Education and Evaluation

Heron E. Rodriguez, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery) and Radiology
An Engineered-Designed Time-Management System for Prioritizing and Actualizing Resident Clinical Learning Activities Based Upon Curriculum Goals and Objectives

Eytan Szmuilowicz, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine)
Development and Assessment of a Palliative Care Curriculum for Hospital Medicine Physicians

2007-2009

Melissa Brannen, MD
Using Simulation to Teach Leadership Skills to Pediatric Fellows

Christine Park, MD
Training and Assessing Novice Anesthesiology Resident Competencies Using a Simulation-Based Curriculum      

2006-2009

Larry R. Cochard, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Education and Cell and Molecular Biology
Lori A. Goodhartz, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology
A Website for the Integration of Radiology and Radiographic Anatomy in the First Two Years of the Curriculum at the Feinberg School of Medicine

Jon W. Lomasney, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Pharmacology
Second Year Medical School Teaching-Learning Initiative   

2006-2008

Jeffrey H Barsuk, MD, Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine) and Medical Education
Use of Simulation Technology to Assess and Improve the Proficiency of Internal Medicine Trainees in Central Line Insertion

Alice Salzman, PT, EdD, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
Analysis of a Summative Cross-Course Examination Using Standardized Patients and Creation of a Process to Develop Additional Cross-Course Evaluations

2005-2008

Lee A. Lindquist, MD, MPH, MBA,  Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Geriatrics Immersion Program for First Year Medical Students to Improve the Care of Elderly Patients

Peter Pang, MD
Curriculum Re-Design Focused on Systems-Based Practice to Improve Patient Safety and Quality

Nancy Schindler, MD
Collaborative On-Line Learning Modules (COLM)

2005-2007

Patricia M. Garcia, MD, MPH, Associate Dean for Curriculum, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine) and Medical Education
Integration and Assessment of Computer-Facilitated Group Learning and Digital Cases in the PBL Curriculum

Carla Pugh, MD, PhD
Evaluating Potential Uses of Simulation Technology in Teaching and Assessing Hands-On Technical Skills

2002-2004

Douglas Reifler, MD

2000-2002

Angela Nuzzarello, MD, MHPE

1997-2000

Robert M. Golub, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Preventive Medicine

1992-1994

Rowland W. Chang, MD, MPH, Professor of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology),Medicine (Rheumatology) and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1991-1993

Raymond H. Curry, MD

Carl Waltenbaugh, PhD