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Grand Rounds and Journal Clubs

Please allow at least six (6) weeks for the processing of your completed funding application. Grants submitted less than six weeks prior to an event may be rejected.

Bristol-Myers Squibb maintains a strict policy of not exercising any influence or control over the content or materials of any program funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb. All Bristol-Myers Squibb sponsored programming must be primarily dedicated to promoting objective and balanced scientific education related to disease state and treatment options. Please note:

  • Medical education grants may not be used to fund the recipient’s operational expenses.
  • Meals must be open to all attendees, modest in costs, and clearly subordinate to the amount of time spent on educational activities.
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb will not provide a grant in support of a grand rounds meeting or journal club if the principal speaker or speakers at the meeting are employed by, or a member of the staff of, the requesting institution.
  • Grants for grand rounds and journal club programs are only available for support of honorarium and lodging for the non-affiliated speaker and modest meal costs.

Eligible recipients for accredited medical education grants include:

  • hospitals
  • community health centers
  • academic medical centers
  • medical universities
  • professional associations
  • patient advocacy groups
  • managed care organizations
  • accredited medical education companies
  • physician group practices
  • pharmacies
  • other similar entities

Eligible recipients for non-accredited medical education grants include*:

  • hospitals
  • healthcare facilities
  • academic medical centers
  • medical universities
  • medical associations
  • patient advocacy groups

*Attendance at a non-accredited program must be open to all healthcare professionals in the broader community. The program content for non-accredited programs must be similar to the type of content for which continuing professional education credits are granted or must otherwise be scientific in nature.

Please read the BMS Terms and Conditions before beginning the application. For more information, click here. Your organization must agree to abide by these prior to submitting an application.

Note: These Terms and Conditions are not negotiable.

Before you start the submission process, please be sure to have the following information available.

1.
Federal Tax ID number for your organization
2.
Organizational Information
3.
Accreditation information
4.
List of Partnering Organizations if applicable
5.
Federal Tax ID of Partners
6.
Valid E-Mail for communications
7.
Verification of your role within requesting Organization
8.
Budget for activities
9.
Speaker name(s)/speaker affiliation(s)
10.
Agenda/program objectives
11.
Location and date of event
12.
Firewall Certification Checklist (PDF)


Click here
to begin the application process.

 




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