CAEP Academic Symposium Funding Panel May 30, 2015

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CAEP Academic Symposium Funding Panel May 30, 2015 Funding Panel Members Eddy Lang, Chair Jim Christenson, Leadership Working Group Chair Ian Stiell, Academic Section Executive Chair Claude Topping Francois Belanger Marc Afilalo Tia Renouf Anthony Crocco Jennifer Artz Kelly Wyatt Ryan Wilkie WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF FUNDING AND HOW TO ACHIEVE IT? To report on funding for academic EM programs across Canada To benchmark academic unit support against expectations in the areas of administration, undergraduate education, postgraduate education, and research To determine best strategies to grow and establish sustainable funding across Canadian university EM departments/divisions Terms of Reference a) Researching their topic including environmental scans of Canada and U.S., literature review, and interviews of experts. b) Creating recommendations for Canadian Academic EM units, c) Presenting the recommendations at the CAEP 2015 Academic Symposium, d) Publishing the recommendations in CJEM. Recommendations 1. Departments should develop strategic plans with missions, visions and goals ideally aligning with University, Hospital and Ministerial mandates 1. Sources for financial support varies across the 17 medical schools. 1. Sources for financial support varies across the 17 medical schools. *Range of support indicated by vertical line. Amount of funding for the 17 medical schools Mean Median Annual budget (n = 16) $1,073,180 $862,500 Departments only $1,547,269 $1,600,000 Not a department $704,444 $500,000 2. These plans should address both the clinical and academic missions and be interwoven in a way that optimizes synergy and mutual benefit Avoid the creation of silos 2. EM Status and Section/Division Affiliations 2. Teaching Hospitals and Faculty 3. Develop a Business Plan that clarifies the financial resources needed to achieve the mission and goals, what the sources of income should be, and how you would spend the resources most effectively Existing funding sources to support the academic mission in emergency departments *Philanthropy, foundation, donations, University funding organization, AMOSO (MOH Ontario tithe plan), practice plan What are the main challenges that you have faced in obtaining appropriate* funding for the academic mission of your department? Undergraduate education is only partially funded Low administrative support funding Academic research mission not supported under model (CCFP EMs under family practice and FRCP EMs under surgery) Increasing budgetary conditions limiting funds for new initiatives Obtaining grants is difficult AFP clinical/academic split is not as generous as other specialties No baseline funding adjustment for yearly volume increases and program growth Limited number of GFT positions, no protected academic