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Free Fundamentals Training

Funding is available for SCCM's critical care training courses.

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has funding available to provide financial support for all types of critical care training for organizations in developing or impoverished nations and in underserved areas of the United States. Qualified applicants may receive SCCM funding support to pay for any training-related expenses including course access for learners, eBooks, and textbooks if requested (textbooks include associated shipping costs).

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Applications must be received at least 90 days before the course starts.

Contact SCCM Sales Manager Kenneth Klarich for more information.
Applications will be reviewed and recipients notified within 45 days of submission.
Other funding opportunities may be available if your site does not meet the criteria.

Free Fundamentals Training

With the support of Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, SCCM now has funding available to bring FREE Fundamentals training to clinicians in developing, impoverished, and resource-limited areas. The goal of providing this training is to help hospitals to prepare clinicians to manage critically ill patients, including those recovering from heart valve disease or structural heart diseases. Up to 27 training programs will be funded through October 15, 2023. Eligible sites should apply today for this opportunity.

SCCM financial awards will be distributed to course sites to host these courses in person or online:

Funding for this activity is provided by a grant from the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, in support of its Every Heartbeat Matters campaign.

Eligibility Award FundingTerms and Agreements

For a course site to be eligible, it must meet one of the following criteria:

Developing or impoverished nations are identified in the list of eligible countries, specifically all countries in Africa, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, India, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, and Singapore.
Sites within the United States will be selected from across all regions to ensure that training is spread across the country. The course site must be a healthcare institution in a low-resource or underserved community in the United States. This includes federally qualified health centers that receive funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Program, members of the Indian Health Services, safety net hospitals, critical access hospitals, community health centers, migrant health centers, healthcare for the homeless, or health centers for residents of public housing.

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