Research and Project Small Grants Funded in 2014

In 2014, the following five research and project small grants were funded by AzAHEC:

ORGANIZATION

PROPOSAL NAME

AWARD AMOUNT

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S)

University of Arizona Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Western Arizona AHEC

Traumatic Brain Injuries in Western Arizona: An intervention to close the gap in trauma care available and improve the quality of care delivered

$4,706

Lynn Damaris Butvidas, MD, MS

University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Pharmacy preceptor perceptions of the "Educating Pharmacy Students and Pharmacists to Improve Quality" (EPIQ) program Team Quality Improvement Projects

$5,000

Joni L. Dean, MPH, RHIA

University of Arizona Medical Center and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Arizona Emergency Care Staffing Survey: Finding educational exchange opportunities to enhance rural health care services

$4,650

Bradley A. Dreifuss, MD and Phillip Hoverstadt, MD, MPH

University of Arizona College of Nursing

Recalibration of the bedside Pediatric Early Warning System for critically ill very low birth weight infants

$4,999

Sheila Gephart, PhD, RN and Dorothy Igwe BSN, RN

University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Detection of latent tuberculosis infection among migrant population, United States and Mexico border

$5,000

Obiyo Osuchukwu