FAME Grant Program

The Department of Medicine FAME (Fostering the Academic Mission in the Emory DOM) grant program is designed to provide support for clinical faculty to dedicate up to 20 percent of their professional time to scholarly activity including research, education, mentoring, and quality improvement projects.

Anum Bilal, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Renal Medicine

Project title: "Management of anemia in non-dialysis CKD in the outpatient setting: A quality improvement project"

(Supported by a Renal Medicine funded grant)

Jason Brown, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Digestive Diseases

Project title: "A quality improvement project to optimize access to GI services and colorectal cancer screening at Grady Memorial Hospital"

(Supported by a Digestive Diseases funded grant)

Gabriela Cohen, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology

Project title: “What matters most for patients with dementia and their caregivers: An analysis of dementia care in an outpatient geriatrics clinic"

(Supported by a DOM funded grant)

Shobhna Singh, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine

Project title: "Conserving laboratory resources and reducing inappropriate testing in a time of scarcity: A quality improvement initiative to guide hospitalists' use of routine blood draws"

(Supported by a Hospital Medicine funded grant)

Mehul Tejani, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Project title: "Planetary health in primary care"

(Supported by a General Internal Medicine funded grant)