2023 & 2022 CESERT Pyramid Grant Awardees!
INTRODUCTION
The Association for Surgical Education Foundation was established by the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) as a non-profit foundation in 1993. Its mission is to raise and disseminate funds to support innovative research and education projects and programs which will advance surgical education in North America. The Association and the ASE Foundation are separately-incorporated organizations.
Questions? Please contact our Executive Director and Grants Administrator, Lois Ehrlich @ [email protected]
2023 ASE FOUNDATION CESERT PYRAMID GRANT AWARDS
The Association for Surgical Education Foundation (ASEF) is excited to announce the awardees of surgical education research grants to start July 1, 2023.
Giant Robot ($25,000) Sponsored by Intuitive
Overcoming the Learning Curve:
Achieving Surgical Expertise Through Robotic Simulation
Rasa Zarnegar, M.D. and Thomas J. Fahey, III, M.D.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Robotic Artificial Intelligence for Surgical Education (RAISE)
Lana Schumacher M.D. and Emil Petrusa, M.D.
Massachusetts General HospitalÂ
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Platinum ($10,000)
Creating an Asynchronous and Decentralized Training Program
to Expand Laparoscopic Surgery in East Africa
Adnan Alseidi, M.D., Nathan Brand, M.D., Larry Akoko, M.D., and Julian Varas, M.D.
University of California, San FranciscoÂ
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Diamond ($2,500)
Building Medical Student Resilience in Preparation for Residency
Deanna Palenzuela, M.D.
Massachusetts General HospitalÂ
The Effect of Familiarity on Entrustment in the Operating Room
Gurjit Sandhu, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Department of Surgery
Diamond ($2,500) Sponsored by Surgical Science Simbionix SimulatorsÂ
Developing a Nontechnical Skills Assessment Tool
for Surgical Trainees Leading Inpatient Teams
Michael Kochis, M.D., Ed.M.
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Gold ($500)
An Analysis of the Quality and Utility of End-of-Rotation
Faculty Evaluations of Surgical Residents
Cara A. Liebert, M.D., FACS
Stanford University
Defining a Surgical Educator from the Perspective of Medical Students
Deanna Palenzuela, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
General Surgery Resident and Faculty Perceptions of Autonomy at VA Hospitals
Kerri Ohman, M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
Identification of the Intraoperative Language of Goal Orientation and Growth Mindset
Rebecca Hoffman, M.D. MSCE FACS
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Surgical Resident Performance, Professionalism and Personality:
Do program milestones correlate with personality?
Nicole Hamilton Goldhaber, M.D.
University of California, San Diego Health
Thank you to Intuitive for sponsoring the Giant Robot Grants,
and to
Surgical Science Simbionix Simulators
for sponsoring a Diamond Grant!
2022 ASE FOUNDATION CESERT PYRAMID GRANT AWARDS
Giant Robot ($25,000) Sponsored by Intuitive
SuPR: A Novel Video-Based Coaching Tool for Robotic Surgery
Julie M. Clanahan, M.D. And Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD, FACS
Washington University School of Medicine
The Impact of Task-Specific Feedback using a Virtual Platform on Trainee Technical Skills and Perceptions:
A Novel Multicenter Robotic Hernia Curriculum
Amr I. Al Abbas, M.D. and Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Platinum ($10,000)
Video-Based Coaching:Â A Solution to the Competency Gap in Surgical Training?
Andrea J.H. Williamson, M.D. and Brigitte K. Smith, M.D., MHPE
University of Utah
Diamond ($2,500)
Developing a Tool to Assess Surgeon Ergonomic Risk:
A Grounded Theory Approach to Understanding Occupational Pain in Multidisciplinary Surgeons
Madhuri Nagaraj, MDMS and Caroline Park, M.D., MPH
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
How much is too much? Assessing the impact of surgical resident workload on patient outcomes and resident wellbeing
Stephanie Nitzschke, M.D. and Christine Wu, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Trainee autonomy and the impact on patient outcomes for emergency gastrointestinal surgery
Robert K. Parker, M.D.
Tenwek Hospital, Brown University
Gold ($500)
A Needs Assessment of Community Endoscopists to Establish a Telementoring Training Platform
Gazi Rashid, M.D. and Denise Gee, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
A Pilot Simulation-Based Leadership Development Program
Amy Halverson, M.D.
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Development of an OSCE for breast reduction markings
Paschalia Mountziaris, M.D., Ph.D. and Patricia Lange, M.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Looking Backwards to Move Forward:
A Mixed Methods Longitudinal Evaluation of the General Surgery ACGME Milestones to Plan Surgery Faculty Development
Alyssa Mazurek, M.D. and Roy Phitayakorn, M.D. MHPE FACS
Massachusetts General Hospital
Measuring the effects of different types of body donor presentation on surgical trainee’s empathy and inclusion during simulation
Geoffroy Noel, Ph.D.
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Using Natural Language Processing Technology to Analyze Letters of Recommendation for General Surgery Residency
Stephen Kavic, M.D. and Hossam Abdou, M.D.
University of Maryland Medical Center/University of Maryland School of Medicine
Variables to surgery intern skills performance: A Surgical Olympics-Informed project
Paul DiMusto, M.D., Sarah Jung, Ph.D., Emma Houston, MSc, and Gina Tranel, MS
UW Health/University of Wisconsin
Your support helps fund our grants for ASE Members: https://www.surgicaleducation.com/your-donation/
Thank you to Intuitive for sponsoring the Giant Robot Grants!
The Gold, Diamond, Platinum and Giant Robotic grants are described below:
Gold level grants are $500 USD each and ideally suited to fund small surgery education projects such as survey research projects. The timeline for these projects should be within one academic year.
Diamond level grants are well-suited for mixed methods surgery education projects. The timeline for these projects should be within one to two academic years.
The Platinum level grant is designed to support multi-institutional research projects. The timeline for these projects should be two academic years.
The Giant Robot grant will be funded as two grants of $25,000 USD for 2022. It is designed to support research projects that focus on robotic surgery research questions including curriculum design, training programs, assessment metrics, and patient outcomes. Research projects that focus on other technological applications to surgical education including electronic health records and machine learning are also welcome in this category. The timeline for these projects should be two academic years.
For all grants funds must be used for direct costs or to support a research assistant, statistician, or other study staff. Funds cannot be used for indirect costs, administrative or travel costs, publication costs, or salary support for the Principal Investigator, Co-PIs, or collaborators.
Questions? Please contact our Executive Director and Grants Administrator, Lois Ehrlich @ [email protected]