2022 awards for research, education announced
The OMS Foundation Board of Directors approved an array of programs for funding in 2022. These include:
- Clinical Research Support Grant (two-year duration, $150,000)
- University of Michigan – “Development and validation of an Anesthesia Simulation Training curriculum for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons”
- Principal investigator: Sharon Aronovich, DMD
- Co-principal investigators: Gerardo Romeo, DDS, MD, MBA; Deborah M. Rooney, PhD; Brent B. Ward, DDS, MD;
- University of Michigan – “Development and validation of an Anesthesia Simulation Training curriculum for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons”
- Research Support Grants (one-year duration, $75,000 each)
- Texas A&M University (Stephen B. Milam Research Award recipient) – “Analysis and quantification of orbital fractures to aid surgical decision making: An artificial intelligence-based approach”
- Principal investigator: Andrew Read-Fuller, DDS, MD, MS
- Co-principal investigators: Babak Namazi, PhD, MS; Matthew J. Kesterke, PhD, MA; Madhu Nair, DMD, PhD, MS; Likith Reddy, DDS, MD; Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD, MS
- Texas A&M University (Stephen B. Milam Research Award recipient) – “Analysis and quantification of orbital fractures to aid surgical decision making: An artificial intelligence-based approach”
- University of Alabama at Birmingham – “Advanced Three-dimensional Bioprinting of Patient-Derived Models for Head and Neck Cancer”
- Principal investigator: Yedeh Ying, DMD, MD
- Co-principal investigators: Hope M. Amm, PhD; Christopher Willey, MD, PhD
- University of Cincinnati – “Immune Correlations of Neck Infections with Clinical Outcomes”
- Principal investigator: Deepak Krishnan, DDS
- Co-principal investigator: Charles C. Caldwell, PhD
- Support of Clinical Trials Methods Course ($30,000)
- Support of Resident Transitions into Practice Conference ($5,000)
- Support of Principles of Head and Neck Oncology for the OMS ($5,000)
- Norma L. Kelly Resident Spouse Scholarships (nine at $1,000 each)
- Global Initiative for Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) stipends (10 at $2,500 each)
Applications for 2023 funding awards are due Aug. 31 at OMSFoundation.org. Apply now for:
- Clinical Research Support Grant (two-year duration, $150,000)*
- Research Support Grant (one-year duration, $75,000)
- Student Research Training Award (two-year duration, $12,500)
*Consideration of applications for the 2023 Clinical Research Support Grant is limited to those addressing the safety of the OMS anesthesia delivery model and research related to dental implants.