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Recent Grants: Health Care
Grants in Health Care are focused on caring attitudes in patient care. Preference is for innovative projects that advance the human dimensions of patient care at all levels. (Please see the Health Care Program guidelines and FAQs for additional information.)

2011

Invitational Conference for AVDF’s grantees - $48,000 (more)
MAYO CLINIC
Jacksonville, FL

Standards for Caring Attitudes in Health Care Systems - $175,851 (more)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH (GWish)
Washington, DC

Geriatric Care Training for Residents - $200,000
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Winston-Salem, NC
To develop a curriculum in geriatric care for residents in Family and Community Medicine. (more)

Chaplaincy Training in Palliative Care - $190,000
HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY
New York, NY
Towards the cost of establishing professional standards and creating a curriculum for chaplaincy training in palliative care. (more)

Surgical Professionalism and Interpersonal Communication Education Program - $100,000
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
New York, NY
To expand an earlier grant that supported the development of the curriculum Surgical Professionalism and Interpersonal Communication Education (SPICE). (more)

Modeling Patient-Centered Communication and Empathy in Interprofessional Small Groups - $188,800
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Tampa, FL
To support the three-year program Compassionate Care: Modeling Patient-Centered Communication and Empathy in Interprofessional Small Groups. (more)

2010

Collaborative Effort of Three Medical Institutions to Improve the Doctor-Patient Relationship - $150,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL DIPLOMACY
Jacksonville, FL
For a program to assist three Jacksonville medical institutions in improving the doctor-patient relationship through communication skills training. (more)

Interprofessional Education Program (IPE) - $200,000
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
St. Louis, MO
To help the Interprofessional Education Program (IPE) which trains students in health care professions to make caring attitudes, patient-centered care, and teamwork part of professional practice. (more)

A Model for Caring - $100,000
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER
Seattle, WA
To support a training program for nurses called “A Model for Caring.” (more)

MD Mentoring Program - $200,000
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Houston, TX
To support a mentoring program that increases the level of personal contact in the student-teacher relationship. (more)

Family-Centered Bedside Rounds - $194,296
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (UWM) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Madison, WI
To fund the next steps towards full integration of Family-Centered Bedside Rounds (FCBR) program. (more)

2009

Teaching Humanistic Care - $300,000
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Atlanta, GA
To expand successful faculty development programs in teaching caring attitudes. (more)

Respond with H.E.A.R.T - $199,600
CLEVELAND CLINIC
Cleveland, OH
To institute a system-wide staff training program to further strengthen the Clinic’s commitment to consistent, compassionate, and responsive patient care. (more)

Citizen Scientist - $200,000
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Palo Alto, CA
To support production of the film Citizen Scientist which chronicles a rare genetic disease called Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS). (more)

Modeling Compassionate Care - $200,000
TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (TUSM)
Boston, MA
For faculty training in modeling compassion. (more)

2008

Expansion of Schwartz Center Rounds - $200,000
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL / KENNETH B. SCHWARTZ CENTER
Boston, MA
To expand the Schwartz Center Rounds program to 25 new sites around the country. (more)

Standardized Family Training Program - $200,000
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Pittsburgh, PA
To develop the use of standardized families to train critical care residents in communicating clearly and compassionately with patients’ loved ones. (more)

Addressing Moral Distress in Medical Students - $199,000
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Nashville, TN
To measure and address moral distress in medical training. (more)

Relationship Centered Communication (RCC) Program - $200,000
MAYO CLINIC, JACKSONVILLE (MCJ)
Jacksonville, FL
To expand training in Relationship Centered Care to all employees at the Jacksonville campus. (more)

Caring Professionals Program (CPP) - $200,000
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston, SC
To develop an inter-professional training program focused on caring and compassion. (more)

Transition to Residency and Internship and Preparation for Life (TRIPLe) - $200,000
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Baltimore, MD
To prepare graduating medical students for the realities of day-to-day medical practice before the stressful start of residency. (more)

Contact: Dr. Jonathan T. Howe, Executive Director
Telephone: (904) 359-0670 | Fax: (904) 359-0675
Email: office@avdf.org
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