MEDICAL EDUCATION

Resident Education Equipment

Equipment Placement Request

Applications are not currently being accepted for the Equipment Placement program.

Guidelines

Please note the following general guidelines for equipment placement:

Equipment is for nonclinical, nonhuman use only in North America
Requesting organization must be tax exempt or government affiliated
Organization should be an accredited ophthalmology program (ACGME or CanERA)
Individual physicians and/or private practice groups are not eligible
An academic organization should not have received the same type of equipment within the past 24 months
Requests are limited to one unit per model
Approval of equipment placement will be communicated only when an actual piece of equipment is ready for delivery
Availability of equipment is limited, and placement will be prioritized based on assessment of educational need
Commercial associates do not make determinations of educational need or placement of equipment

Requirements

The submission must include the following information:

Organization’s name, address, and phone number that coordinates with the tax identification number
Name of program director at requesting organization, with phone number and email address for follow-up

Next steps

Request is reviewed by the IME Grant Office
Notification will be provided within 5 business days determining whether the request will be accepted for consideration
Status of requests will be provided to applicants in January, April, July, and October
Accepted requests will remain active unless notified otherwise by requesting party

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