In an ongoing effort to add to the growing body of knowledge about the science and practice of EMS and prehospital emergency medicine, NAEMT and its educational program, PHTLS, will offer two research grants for 2006. One grant will be given for a research project in the area of EMS workforce issues and the other will be given for a project in the area of prehospital trauma.
The workforce grant is in the amount of $5,000. Application deadline is July 1, 2006, with the grant announcement being made on September 1, 2006. Funding starts on October 1, 2006 and ends on April 1, 2008.
The trauma-related study grant is also in the amount of $5,000. Application deadline is June 1, 2006, with the grant announcement being made on August 1, 2006. Funding starts on September 1, 2006, and ends on March 1, 2008.
These grants are being offered in cooperation with UCLA’s Prehospital Care Research Forum, which will assist NAEMT and PHTLS in selecting and evaluating projects. For more information, visit www.naemt.org/PHTLS/injuryPreventionAndResearch/phtlsresearch.htm#grants. For more details and an application form, visit www.naemt.org and click on the link “NAEMT Offers Two Research Grants.”
The project is being coordinated by Bob Loftus. Contact him for more information at director.rl@naemt.org. NAEMT is the oldest and largest EMS association in the United States, representing the interests of all EMTs and paramedics-volunteer, paid, private, fire, hospital, third service, industrial, military or police. More information on the organization is available at www.naemt.org.