Six tips for successful grant writing

Physician associates/assistants (PAs) are poised to be excellent grant writers for local projects that can improve access to quality care and improve the finances of historically underserved, urban, and rural healthcare communities. Because grant writing focuses on the dream of what is possible with funding, it contrasts with other forms of medical writing, which focus on past findings. This article aims to introduce PAs to six steps that can help them with grant writing, with a goal of improving patient care or starting community outreach projects.