Health Sciences Faculty Receive Inaugural CIPHERS Seed Grant Funding

CIPHERS Seed Grand Funding

The Collaboration for the InterProfessional Health Education Research & Scholarship (CIPHERS) Initiative is thrilled to congratulate the following recipients of the inaugural Seed Grant funding:

Erin J. Griffin, PhD

Director of Evaluation
Associate Scholarly Professor
Medical Education and Clinical Sciences
WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Topic: From Silos to Systems: Leveraging Visualization Tools to Map and Navigate the Complex Terrain of Health Professions Education

Tao Wang, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Providence Kadlec Regional Medical Center
WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Topic: Cultivating medical students to become bilingual physicians

Skye McKennon, PharmD, BCPS, ACSM-GEI

Associate Professor, Thread Director, Pharmacology,
Interprofessional Education
WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Topic: Interprofessional Colleagues Meeting to Promote And Sustain Satisfaction (I-COMPASS)

Megan Willson, PharmD, BCPS

Professor, Director of Interprofessional Education
WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Topic: Interprofessional Colleagues Meeting to Promote And Sustain Satisfaction (I-COMPASS)

The CIPHERS initiative looks forward to offering Seed Grant funding in 2024. These grants are intended to support InterProfessional faculty in developing their skills in educational research and scholarship and ultimately, contribute to the dissemination of innovative health education research findings. If you are interested in learning more about this funding opportunity, please send an email to medicine.ciphers@wsu.edu.