A mission of the University Health Center (UHC) Trust is to maintain innovation and excellence in teaching. To support this mission, UHC and the University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) Medical Group have committed up to $50,000 for one educational grant to support faculty-initiated educational research. UHC, the UVMHN Medical Group, and the UVM Larner College of Medicine (LCOM) have developed this Request for Proposal (RFP) with specific targeted goals to:

1. Align the academic missions of UHC, UVMHN, and LCOM
2. Develop, improve, or innovate effective teaching and assessment methods
3. Promote academic activity for physicians at all stages of their career progression
4. Promote mentorship and collaboration among physicians
5. Encourage educational scholarship
6. Encourage interdisciplinary, interprofessional, and collaborative efforts
7. Improve on existing organizational strengths and programs

Awards: One award of $50,000 over a two-year period will be available.

Eligibility: Direction by a PI who is a member of the UVMHN Medical Group with a faculty appointment. PIs are encouraged to include other UVMHN Medical Group members and health professional colleagues within the UVM Health Network.

Request for Proposals opens Summer 2026

• Letters of intent
• Proposals 

Letter of Intent Form (Word)

Selection Criteria (Word)

2025: "EMPACT: Emergency Medicine Palliative and Communication Training” 
PI: Erica Lash, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Co-I: Sam Paskin, M.D., Emergency Medicine

2024: “Improving Pediatric Emergency Readiness in our Rural New York Network Hospitals”
PI: David Nelson, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Co-I: Laura Mulvey, M.D.; Daniel Ackil, M.D., Emergency Medicine

2022: “Building a Sense of Belonging and Improving Mentorship Skills: An Interprofessional BIPOC Mentorship Program for Health Professions Students”
PI: Anisha Rimal, M.D., Pediatrics
Co-PI: Miller Celestin, R.N., MSN, CEN, CMSRN, Nursing

2020: “Fostering gender equity to improve the clinical learning environment for medical learners at the
University of Vermont”
PI: Richard Bounds, M.D., Surgery-Emergency Medicine
Co-PI: Tabitha Ford, M.D., Surgery-Emergency Medicine

2018: “Enhancing Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Through Concept Mapping”
Bridget Marroquin, M.D., Anesthesiology; Stephanie Mann, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology; Candice Ciolac, M.D., Family Medicine CVPH; Sandra Sperry, M.S.N., RNC-OB, C-EFM, Nurse Manager Birthing Center