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Independent Medical Education

Genentech supports grants for independent medical education in an effort to advance excellence in medicine and healthcare and improve patient health outcomes by enhancing the knowledge of the medical community.

Independent Medical Education (IME) is generally defined as education for healthcare professionals (HCPs) provided by an independent educational provider, such as a community hospital, academic center, society/association or medical education and communication company.

Before you submit an application, we encourage you to explore the following materials to learn more about our opportunities for funding, eligibility requirements and considerations, and the process for submitting a proposal within our system.

All aspects related to IME including but not limited to the agenda, content, and faculty, must remain fully independent and be under the sole control of the activity organizers. Genentech will not provide any guidance to the IME provider. All accredited programs must follow the standards set forth in the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Request for Proposals

None at this time.

The Fine Print

What to know and materials to gather before you apply:

Grant requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the project/program/event start date.
You’ll need the following materials to submit your application:

W-9 Form / W-8BEN Form (Please note you will need the most current version of IRS form, signed within one year of application submission)
Detailed / Itemized Budget
Details for Preferred Payment Method (Electronic vs Check)
Identification of Authorized LOA Signer
Meeting agenda
Needs assessment document
Implementation plan

Funding Requirements & Priorities

Requests for funding an accredited continuing education activity must be submitted by the organization accrediting the activity (the accredited provider)
NOTE: If there are multiple credit types offered for the activity:

The ACCME-accredited organization must submit the application for any activities that offer AMA PRA Category 1 credit for physicians
If no AMA PRA Category 1 credit is offered for the activity, then an accredited provider offering a different credit type for the activity is eligible to submit the request

Your organization must not be:

A political or sectarian organization
An individual, group practice, or private physician office

If your organization is an accredited provider but you will be utilizing a non-accredited third party implementation provider to implement the proposed activity:

The third-party implementation provider must not be owned in whole or in part by, or controlled by a practicing physician or other HCP, or a group practice of physicians or other HCPs (regardless of size)
The third-party implementation provider must not be owned in whole or in part by, or controlled by, an individual who is an immediate family member of a practicing physician or other HCP

Organizations which also perform promotional activities must have sufficient separation (firewalls) between the grant requestor's or partner's promotional and medical education business units. Learn more about Genentech's firewall requirements via the dropdown below.

Genentech prohibits grant requestors and their educational partners (e.g., third party providers) from performing promotional activities for Genentech while also contributing to, providing or accrediting independent medical education (IME) funded in whole or part by Genentech, unless there is sufficient separation (firewalls) between the grant requestor's or partner's promotional and medical education business units.

Before a grant request is considered, the grant requestor must certify to Genentech that it and all its educational partners adhere to a firewall policy that is in compliance with Genentech's firewall criteria, an overview of which may be found below. All requestors must complete a Firewall Certification Form when registering online with Genentech's Funding Request System and must re-certify compliance annually.

Firewall Criteria:

Separate Employees/Contractors
Separate Legal Entity
Separation of promotional/IME information and content, including, but not limited to, prohibition on sharing substantive information, physical separation of functions, and information technology (IT) safeguards
Compliance training and audits
Monitoring of compliance policies and corrective action

The purpose of developing clinical practice guidelines, e.g., statements that include recommendations intended to help practitioners make appropriate health care decisions for specific clinical conditions
Support a religious purpose
Promotion of a Genentech or Roche product or to influence formulary decisions
Travel, lodging or registration expenses for non-faculty healthcare professionals to attend an educational program (there are certain exceptions for healthcare professionals in training: i.e. medical students, fellows, etc. to attend major medical society meetings)
Operating expenses that are not directly and exclusively dedicated to the educational activity being applied for (e.g. equipment, salaries, benefits, journal subscriptions, etc.)
Support a promotional exhibit or display space/fees (please contact your local Genentech representative regarding requests for exhibit fees)
Stand-alone entertainment or social events
Staff/professional development
Advertising space
Grant requests from applicants who have received past grant funding, but have not provided required reconciliation information or have not returned unused funds
Grant requests for programs that take place in a location, venue or in a schedule that detracts from the educational activity as the primary purpose
Grant requests that contain unacceptable budget line items, such as:

Funding for healthcare professional partners or guests
Faculty lodging and/or expense reimbursement out of proportion with the number of days that the faculty is presenting
Gifts/prizes for faculty or attendees
Requests for food only
Funding for faculty dinners not related to content review
Honoraria or costs in excess of fair market value

Funding Process – What to Expect*

*Please note the funding process for RFPs may include additional steps.

1. Review Online Resources

Click here for video tutorials, one-page tip sheets, and FAQs on how to use the funding request system.

2. Submit Application via our Funding Request System (gFRS)

You will receive a confirmation email upon submission.

3. Genentech Reviews

Your request will be reviewed for alignment to strategic focus areas and compliance with Genentech's policies

4. If Additional Information is Needed

If we need more information to make a decision, you will receive a Request for Information (RFI), or hear from a team member directly.

5. Decision

You will be able to track the status of an application and will receive an email communication regarding the final decision.

6. Letter of Agreement

If approved, your organization will need to enter into a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with Genentech in order to receive funds.

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