“Several come from programs that are still developing their research infrastructure, or which don’t have an extensive pool of mentors at their institutions. Lastly, increasing numbers of attendees have been looking to supplement their sub-specialty fellowship experiences in ultrasound, toxicology, emergency medical systems, sports medicine, palliative care, education, or addiction medicine.”

Other popular features of the course that have been retained include:

• The introduction to grant writing by the founder of the Foundation for the Education and Research in Neurologic Emergencies (FERNE), Ed Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP.
• Hands-on experience in creating and using data forms by Daniel Nishijima, MD, MAS, from the University of California-Davis.
• Sessions on building a research career and research program by Deborah Diercks, MD, MSc, MBA, FACEP, department chair at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
• Attendee presentations of grant proposals, competing for $10,000 in dedicated funding for Research Academy participants from the Emergency Medicine Foundation.

Learn more about the Research Academy.

Dr. Limkakeng is a professor of emergency medicine, vice chair of clinical research, and director of the Acute Care Research Team at the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. He is director of ACEP’s Research Academy course.

Dr. Gaddis is a “lifetime academic” who currently serves as a teaching professor of biomedical and health informatics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (UMKC SoM), and as a volunteer clinical professor of emergency medicine at the University of California-Irvine School of Medicine.