Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Call for Proposals for Research Survey Questions

Deadline for proposals is June 15, 2012   

CERA, the CAFM Educational Research Alliance, is now accepting proposals for research questions for the next member survey. This survey will be sent to members of all four CAFM organizations—Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, North American Primary Care Research Group, and Association of Departments of Family Medicine.

Submitted survey questions can target the entire group or sub-populations.

The survey will collect demographic information in addition to submitted questions. Priority will be given to proposals that are likely to result in high-quality, peer-reviewed publications. Once projects have been approved, experienced researchers will join each project team to help refine questions, facilitate analysis, and prepare and submit manuscripts. 

Researchers whose questions are included in the survey will have exclusive access to their portion of the survey results for 90 days. After that, the data will be made available in the CERA clearinghouse. 

The CERA Steering Committee will facilitate IRB approval, distribute the survey, and collect data.  

CERA is a resource to:

  • Increase the quality and frequency of published medical education research
  • Reduce the number of surveys members are asked to complete
  • Provide mentoring and education to junior researchers
  • Provide a clearinghouse of data faculty and residents can use to meet scholarly activity requirements.
 

Next steps:


For additional information or questions, contact Jason Pratt at jpratt@stfm.org.