Call for Proposals: 2024 ASAHP Interprofessional Collaboration Grant

The Interprofessional Collaboration Grant, created by ASAHP’s Research, Discovery, and Innovation Committee, supports innovative research projects with the highest potential to produce new knowledge and paradigms towards success in interprofessional collaboration. Projects should involve at least two and preferably more health professions. The most competitive applications will be designed as scalable projects with potential outcomes which can be broadly applied and implemented by ASAHP member institutions.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE: The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a full-time faculty in an ASAHP member institution. Applicants may serve as PI on only one grant application. Only one application may be submitted per ASAHP Member Institution.

AWARD AMOUNT: We expect to fund 2-3 awards up to $30,000 per award

GRANT PERIOD: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 3, 2024

Learn more and apply here.

ASAHP Awards $60,000 in 2023 Interprofessional Collaboration Research Grants

Washington, D.C.  – Today, the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) announced that its Interprofessional Collaboration Research Grants, in the total amount of $60,000, have been awarded to two recipients: Dr. Jie Gao for effects of a park visitation program for low-income seniors and Dr. Cathy Torrington Eaton for interventions to improve communication during interactions with aphasic patients. The grant program led by ASAHP’s Research Committee is designed to support innovative research projects with the highest potential to produce new knowledge and paradigms towards success in interprofessional collaboration.

"We are thrilled to announce the two recipients of the 2023 ASAHP Interprofessional Collaboration Grant Program. At ASAHP, we are committed to fostering innovation and collaboration in healthcare education,” said ASAHP President Deb Larsen PhD, FASAHP. “This grant program, which was increased to $60,000 total this year, represents a significant investment in the future of interprofessional health professions research. We look forward to seeing the impactful initiatives that will emerge from this year’s grant recipients and the positive change they will bring to the health professions.”

Both grant recipients will be invited to present their work at the 2024 ASAHP Annual Conference.

Here is more information about this year’s recipients:

A Park Visitation Program: An Interprofessional Collaboration to Address the Healthcare Needs of Older Adults in Low-income Senior Housing

$30,000 grant awarded to
Primary Investigator (PI) Jie Gao, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM, Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Jie Gao, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM and PI of this project said, “The rising number of older adults with suboptimal health in low-income senior housing creates a need to develop low-cost health promotion strategies and support healthy aging of the residents. The positive impacts of urban park visitation on individuals’ health and wellness have potential to improve the residents’ physical and mental function. This interprofessional research project will address this healthcare need and evaluate the effects of a park visitation program on the mental health of residents living in low-income senior communities.”

“Our school’s core values include compassion, service, and social responsibility – these are at the heart of Dr. Gao’s work with our senior communities and their mental health,” said UAB School of Health Professions Dean Andrew J. Butler, Ph.D., FASAHP. “We are proud of Dr. Gao’s efforts and look forward to expanding this research and service that positively supports the fastest growing population in the U.S.” 

Improving Communication with Aphasic Patients: An Interprofessional Experience for Future Allied Health Providers

$30,000 grant awarded to
Primary Investigator (PI) Cathy Torrington Eaton, PhD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

When discussing the grant project, Dr. Eaton shared “Aphasia, a complex communication disorder, is one of the most devastating impairments following stroke and is linked to a variety of poor healthcare outcomes. To improve health outcomes, healthcare professionals need skills for conversing with individuals with aphasia. This Interprofessional Education (IPE) project targets key ingredients in an intervention aimed at improving communication across allied health disciplines to enhance students’ knowledge and behaviors during interactions with aphasic patients.”

“This exciting interprofessional program will raise awareness among health professions students and clinicians as they learn how to communicate more effectively with people with aphasia. The skills and insights they gain will make a meaningful difference in the lives of people with aphasia and their loved ones,” said David Shelledy, PhD, RRT, FAARC, FASAHP, dean and professor of the School of Health Professions at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. 

About ASAHP
The Association of School Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is a national professional organization of 120 universities and employers focused on critical issues affecting health professions education. ASAHP’s mission is to  advance health professions education and discovery through interprofessional collaboration, leadership, excellence, and innovation.

Call for Proposals: 2023 ASAHP Interprofessional Collaboration Grant

The Interprofessional Collaboration Grant, created by ASAHP’s Research, Discovery, and Innovation Committee, supports innovative research projects with the highest potential to produce new knowledge and paradigms towards success in interprofessional collaboration. Projects should involve at least two and preferably more health professions. The most competitive applications will be designed as scalable projects with potential outcomes which can be broadly applied and implemented by ASAHP member institutions.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE: The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a full-time faculty in an ASAHP member institution. Applicants may serve as PI on only one grant application. Only one application may be submitted per ASAHP Member Institution.

AWARD AMOUNT: We expect to fund 2-3 awards up to $30,000 per award

GRANT PERIOD: September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 15, 2023

Learn more and apply here.

ASAHP's Research Committee Research Repository

ASAHP’s Research Committee has developed a Research Repository for Health Professions. The page is broken down into 4 sections with specific details, links, and opportunities:

1. Federal Grant Opportunities

2. Nonfederal Grant Opportunities

3. Grant Writing

4. Managing Grant Funds

Please contact Kristen at media@asahp.org for access to the repository. It is open only to ASAHP members.

ASAHP Spotlight Interview: Dr. Gary Hu, PhD, RN

The ASAHP Spotlight Interview Series highlights research and initiatives in the health professions from our fellow members. Yesterday, we interviewed Gary Hu, PhD, RN, the recipient of ASAHP's 2021 Interprofessional Collaboration Research Grant and also the Director of Research and Global Outreach at Virginia Commonwealth University. We learned more about his background and heard about the inspiration behind his $25,000 grant winning research project "Contextual factors influencing implementation of interprofessional collaborative family-centered care (IPC FCC) for neonates during intensive care: A mixed methods study."

The 2022 Call for Proposals for the Interprofessional Collaboration Research Grant is now open and available here. ASAHP is expected to award 2-3 grants up to $25,000 per award.

Watch the full interview here.

Call for Proposals: Interprofessional Collaboration Research Grant Program

ASAHP’s Research Committee is now accepting proposal for the Interprofessional Collaboration Research Grant Program. The grant’s goal is to support innovative research projects with the highest potential to produce new knowledge and paradigms towards success in interprofessional collaboration. Projects should involve at least two and preferably more health professions (definition available here). The most competitive applications will be designed as scalable projects with potential outcomes which can be broadly applied and implemented by ASAHP member institutions.

Eligibility: The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a full-time faculty in an ASAHP member institution. Applicants may serve as PI on only one grant application.

Award: 2-3 grant(s) may be awarded up to $25,000 per award. Awards will be provided for one year of support.

Deadline: Applications must be received via electronic submission to the Association of School Advancing Health Professions by 8:00pm ET on June 15, 2022. Proposals received by the deadline will be reviewed by a committee of educational researchers.

Learn more about the program here.