Awarded to non-member and/or member Purpose
To encourage, promote, and strengthen the knowledge base and expertise of the occupational health professional in healthcare.
Qualifications
The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare invites proposals for an original research project on current and/or anticipated issues in hospital or healthcare-related occupational health. Proposals from non members are welcome.
The Research Scholarship Award is $2,000.00.
The proposal is due on or before July 1.
Upon acceptance of the proposal $ 1,000.00 is awarded.
The remaining $1,000.00 is awarded upon presentation of the project. The scholarship recipient shall agree to present the completed project for publication in the AOHP Journal of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare.
Scholarships shall be awarded based on merit in accordance with the evaluation tool.
Completed proposals shall be submitted according to the format outlined below. Please include a cover letter with your name and address. Do not include your name or any personal identification data on the proposal itself.
Please submit the proposal electronically to AOHP Headquarters info@aohp.org with JULIE SCHMID SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION in the subject line.
Procedure
The following outlines the information required in the research scholarship proposal. Please follow the outline exactly. If you have no information to include under any particular heading, please write "not applicable" or "not available." Each submission must be electronically submitted in a double-spaced format and no longer than five (5) pages. Please submit the proposal electronically to AOHP Headquarters info@aohp.org with JULIE SCHMID SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION in the subject line.
1. State the formal title of the project.
2. Select one category from the following list that best describes the area the research project will address:
administration
employee assistance
employment examinations
employee health records
hazardous substance exposures
immunizations
infectious diseases
marketing occupational health services
medical surveillance
workplace injuries
other healthcare related topics
3. State the goals and/or objectives of the research project.
4. Describe the impact/significance of the research project to the occupational health professional in a healthcare setting based on literature review and/or experience/s.
5. Describe the study design including:
Sample size
Measurement tools – e.g. questionnaire
Data collection process and analysis
6. Describe the significance of the intended results and how the data will be shared with other colleagues.
Julie Schmid Scholarship Recipients
2005 - George Byrns & Denise Strode
2008 - Peter Lee, MD, MPH
2009 - Linda Good, RN, PhD, COHN-S
2010 – No award
2011 – No award
