Information for Investigators
The Foundation sponsors several grants to support basic and applied research in medical decision-making, with the goal of advancing the understanding and effective implementation of shared decision-making and attracting scholars to the field of decision making in medical care.
The George Bennett Dissertation Fellowships and Robert Derzon Postdoctoral Grants
The George Bennett Dissertation Fellowships and Robert Derzon Post Doctoral Grants provide financial support for doctoral candidates, post-docs, and clinical fellows to conduct research on shared decision-making. Recent fellowship and grant recipients have investigated the decision-making needs of people with severe mental illness, the degree to which the quality of nurses’ decision support can be improved with a theory-based skills building intervention, and the effect of a direct-to-consumer campaign for a cervical cancer screening test on decision-making processes, patient satisfaction, and the clinical appropriateness of test use.
Investigator-Initiated Grants
The Foundation funds Investigator-Initiated Grants to support research in medical decision-making by researchers and clinicians. Recently funded grants have investigated the effectiveness of methods to help people with low numeracy better understand medical information, the development of education materials to improve disease management in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, and the use of interactive pictographs to improve risk communication.