Educational
Award Scheme
The Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists
Educational Awards are open to all members
of ACTA to support educational or research
endeavours within the scope of the role of
the Association to promote excellence in
cardiothoracic anaesthesia. An amount of £10,000
is available
during any single calendar year, and may
be paid to a single applicant or divided between
a number of applicants, at the discretion
of
the education committee.
An Award maybe used to visit another centre, in the UK or abroad, to learn new
techniques or to contribute to local training
or service development. An Award may also be
used to assist with, or pump prime, a research
project. Awards will not normally be made to
assist with attendance at training courses (for
example transoesophageal echo courses) or conferences
unless there is a clear benefit to the wider
membership of the Association.
Recipients
of Awards will normally be expected to write
a report for ACTA News, and may be asked to give
an oral or poster presentation at an ACTA scientific
meeting. Any publication arising from the use
of an ACTA Educational Award must acknowledge
the contribution of the Association; any equipment
purchased with an Award will remain the property
of the Association and must be indelibly labelled
as such. If the Award is to be used to part-fund
an educational or research activity, ACTA will
require written confirmation that the rest of
the funding required is available before any
money is released.
Priority will
be given to applications from younger members
of ACTA who are developing their careers in cardiothoracic
anaesthesia.
Applications
should be made using the form on this page and
should be submitted to the Honorary Secretary
by the 30 th September each year. Applications
will be adjudicated by the ACTA Education Committee
and announced during the Autumn Scientific Meeting.
