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.
2023 FAME grant deadlines
Tuesday, January 31, 2023: Letter of intent (LOI)*
Monday, February 27, 2023: Full application
See "FAME Guidelines" below for more information.
2023 FAME Grant Writing Workshop and Coaching Series
This workshop series provides the opportunity to learn essential grant writing skills from subject matter experts and get one on one guidance from an assigned coach. While this series is optional, it is highly encouraged for applicants. Should you choose not to attend, you are still permitted to submit a FAME grant application.
2023 Writing Workshop recordings
- "Writing a compelling problem statement" with Laura Plantinga, PhD
- "Developing the background and significance" with Puja Mehta, MD
- "Evaluation methods" with Camille Vaughan, MD, MS
2022 FAME Grant Recipients

Please join us in congratulating our awardees!
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)