Preparing only the GRC form pages and neglecting to prepare the research proposal portion of the application; i.e., the protocol addressing specific aims, background and significance, preliminary studies, research design and methods, and literature review. Lack of a clear hypothesis. Discrepancies between specific aims and methodology; research design inadequate to accomplish specific aims. Relationship of study design to data analysis not clearly expressed. Inadequate justification of relevance of data to be collected in study. Lack of adequate explanation of terminology and proposed

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Medical Humanities hosts several visiting lecturers every year: Pearson Lecture: The lecture and museum are named in honor of Dr. Emmet F. Pearson, a Springfield physician who was also a professor emeritus in the internal medicine and medical humanities departments at SIU. He died in June 1996. Theodore R. LeBlang Distinguished Lectureship in Law and Medicine: Professor Theodore LeBlang was the mainstay of the Law and Medicine teaching program for every class of students who have graduated from the school since its inception in 1975. He retired in 2006.

Full application Spring Cycle Deadline: May 1 Fall Cycle Deadline: September 15 Pre-Review applications Clinical or unestablished grant writers may submit proposals for pre-review. Contact the ADR Office (grants@siumed.edu) immediately if interested for pre-review. Pre-review Spring Cycle Pre-Review Deadline: April 1 Fall Cycle Pre-Review Deadline: August 15 If the above dates fall on the weekend or a holiday, applications will be due the next business day. Find complete guidelines, templates, and submission instructions on the Hive: Research Seed Grants.

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