{"id":2116,"date":"2025-04-12T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/?post_type=news_detail&#038;p=2116"},"modified":"2025-05-12T01:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T01:48:18","slug":"nbme-awards-grant-to-hpsa-for-online-course-innovation","status":"publish","type":"news_detail","link":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/nbme-awards-grant-to-hpsa-for-online-course-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"NBME Awards Grant to HPSA for Online Course Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) has received a $5,000 Materials and Resource Grant from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)<\/a>, in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/aspbp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs (ASPBP)<\/a>, to support the integration of a learning management system for its online courses. The project, \u201c<em>Learning Management System Integration to Support Novel Online Courses Developed by HPSA,\u201d <\/em>will be led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/our-people\/test-post\/?smid=966\">Emil Chuck, PhD<\/a>, Director of Advising Services for HPSA.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will use the funding to integrate a robust learning management system with our web services to significantly improve our constituent engagement, enhance the course content and organization, and expand access across different devices for our flagship <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/courses\/becoming-a-student-doctor\/\">Becoming a Student Doctor<\/a> <\/em>course,\u201d said Dr. Chuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExpanding our course offerings has been a key multi-year project for our organization,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/our-people\/test-post\/?smid=782\">Laura Turner<\/a>, Executive Director of HPSA. \u201cWe are extremely grateful for the support from the NBME and ASPBP for this grant and look forward to using the funds to advance our online course offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or your organization is interested in serving as a beta tester for the upgraded version of <em>Becoming a Student Doctor<\/em>, please contact us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Materials and Resource Grant Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NBME Materials and Resources grants support pathway programs across the entire educational continuum. These grants are intended for pathway programs investigating the effectiveness of strategies that increase the number of underrepresented and traditionally underserved individuals in the medical profession. Eligible applicants included community-based programs and educational institutions from elementary through higher education focused on evaluating interventions that promote diversity in the medical field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To read the full press release from ASPBP on grant awardees, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aspbp.org\/updates\/13467872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/aspbp.org\/updates\/13467872 <\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) has received a $5,000 Materials and Resource Grant from the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), in partnership with the Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs (ASPBP), to support the integration of a learning management system for its online courses. 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