APTR is pleased to announce an extended deadline for the Acceleration of Prevention and Population Health Education Grant Program Funding Opportunity Announcement. The Acceleration Grant Program is intended to expand and improve public health and health professions education by disseminating effective methods of integrating complex topics into existing courses and curricula. This is the second round of funding.  Round II funding recognizes the challenges that faculty face in tackling misinformation when teaching about climate change, racism, migrant health, and firearm violence, and the need to develop student competency in these areas.  

The national response to the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the importance of addressing these topics. Health professions educators are uniquely situated to bring clarity to research agendas, teaching curricula, and evaluation of policy and program outcomes necessary to create meaningful change around complex issues that impact health. 

APTR has developed calls to action and curated evidence-based materials that faculty can use when addressing complex issues with students [www.aptrweb.org/policy]:

• Role of Academia in Combatting Structural Racism in the United States
• Role of the Academic Community in Reducing Firearm Violence
• Role of Academia in Combatting the Impact of Climate Change on Health

• Role of Academia in Addressing the Health Needs of Migrant Populations

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