Project Funding Application
The Richmond Hospital Medical Staff Association (formerly Richmond Hospital Physician Society, RHPS) invites physicians to apply for funding under the Facility Engagement Initiative. The Facility Engagement Initiative, a provincial SSC funded initiative born out of the 2014 PMA and the Memorandum of Understanding (renewed in 2022), supports initiatives that strengthen relationships and engagement between the Health Authorities and facility-based physicians. It provides facility-based physicians with a more meaningful voice in HA and site decisions and improves patient care and their working environment. Please see the complete funding guidelines and the funding guidelines summary table for more information. RH MSA maintains independence from pharmaceutical company support and does not provide FE funding when there is pharmaceutical company involvement in any medical staff activity. Disclosure of pharmaceutical company involvement is required to support transparency and accountability in the use of FE funds.
Ideas for projects can be found on the Site Engagement Activity Tracker (SEAT) Provincial Database.
Funding cannot be used for the following:
- Advertising - with the exception of physician recruitment ads
- Compensation for clinical services
- Purchase of real estate or vehicles
- Purchase of clinical equipment
- Donations to charities or political parties
- Required CME accredited clinical training
- Meeting attendance that is presently required as part of maintaining medical staff privileges
- Capital projects or renovations
- Funded physician research or Physician Led Quality Improvement (PLQI) projects
- Projects or meetings that have pharmaceutical or industry involvement in any capacity
Please note:
- Support is available to you if you require assistance during the application process. Please contact RHPSProjectManager@outlook.com.
- We recommend you to discuss the project budget with us prior to submission.
- Physicians applying for projects are eligible for up to 2 hours of FEMS sessional support for completing the application.
- The form cannot be saved mid-progress. Please ensure you are able to complete and submit the form once you have started.
- Applicants may be asked to deliver a brief 5-10 mins project proposal presentation to the Executive board for which the physician lead will be eligible for 1 hour of FEMS sessional support as part of the compensation for the preparation and presentation of the project proposal.
- For your reference, please review Conflict of Interest Policy.
- The information provided in this Project Funding Application form will not be shared without your permission. For more information, please refer to Privacy Policy.