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Press Release
Contact: Irene S. Sonu
Telephone: (202) 861-6900
Email: isonu@im.org
ASP Announces 2005 T. Franklin Williams Scholars
Program Aims to Integrate Geriatrics into the Subspecialties of Internal Medicine
The Association of Subspecialty Professors (ASP) is pleased to announce the fourth class of T. Franklin Williams Scholars. These scholars are recipients of two- to four-year career development awards funded by a generous grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies (USA), supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation, and co-sponsored by nine partnering internal medicine subspecialty societies. The nine new investigators funded under this initiative will join the 21 previously announced T. Franklin Williams Scholars to achieve the program goal of integrating geriatrics into the subspecialties of internal medicine.
Williams Scholars conduct a research project and pursue a career development plan focused on a geriatric aspect of their subspecialty. Recipients must meet several criteria to be eligible for the award, including completion of a subspecialty internal medicine fellowship and dedication of 75 percent of their time to medical research. The program provides the recipients awards of $50,000-$75,000 per year to support the early stages of their academic careers.
ASP announces the fourth class of Williams Scholars:
Adrian F. Hernandez, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Society of Geriatric Cardiology-ASP-American Heart Association Career Development Award in Geriatric Cardiology
“Heart Failure and Major Noncardiac Surgery”
Arti Hurria, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
American Society of Clinical Oncology-ASP-Junior Development Award in Geriatric Oncology
“Development of a Cancer-Specific Geriatric Assessment”
Sameer K. Mathur, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin Medical School
ASP-American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology-Geriatrics Development Initiative Junior Faculty Development Award
“Effects of Atopy and Immunosenescence on Regulation of T-cell Activity”
Reena Mehra, MD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
ASP-CHEST Foundation of the American College of Chest Physicians-Geriatrics Development Research Award
“Sleep Disordered-Breathing and Cardiac Arrhythmia Associations with Alcohol Use and Dependence in Elderly Men”
Lona Mody, MD
University of Michigan Medical School
ASP-American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging Award
“Antimicrobial Resistance in Nursing Homes: Implications for Indwelling Device Use”
Tracy U. Nguyen-Oghalai, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation-ASP Junior Career Development Award in Geriatric
Medicine
“The Impact of Arthritis on Stroke Recovery”
Veena K. Ranganath, MD
Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles
American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation-ASP Junior Career Development Award in Geriatric
Medicine
“Characteristics and Outcomes in Sero-Positive Late-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients who Start a New Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug”
Mark A. Swidler, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
American Society of Nephrology-ASP-Junior Development Award in Geriatric Nephrology
“Characterization of Frailty in Older Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease on Dialysis: Correlations with Disability and Inflammation”
Stephen G. Weber, MD
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
ASP-Infectious Diseases Society of America-Young Investigator Award in Geriatrics
“Antimicrobial Resistance and Functional Status in Hospitalized Elderly Patients”
Awards for the 2006 T. Franklin Williams grant cycle are available with the following partners:
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
- American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation.
- American Diabetes Association.
- American Geriatrics Society.
- American Society of Clinical Oncology.
- American Society of Nephrology.
- CHEST Foundation of the American College of Chest Physicians.
- Infectious Diseases Society of America.
- Society for Geriatric Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
Please contact ASP Grants Assistant Irene S. Sonu at (202) 861-6900 or isonu@im.org for more information about the T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program.
About the Association of Subspecialty Professors (ASP)
ASP is the organization of specialty internal medicine divisions at medical schools and community teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada. ASP is the only organization that focuses specifically on providing training and educational opportunities for internal medicine division chiefs and fellowship training program directors. The T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program is part of ASP’s Geriatrics Development Initiative.
About the Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies work globally to identify and support leaders, institutions, and organizations dedicated to learning, knowledge-building, and solving pressing social problems. They have a longstanding interest in aging.
About The John A. Hartford Foundation
Founded in 1929, The John A. Hartford Foundation is a committed champion of health care, training, research, and service system innovations that will ensure the well-being and vitality of older adults. Its overall goal is to increase the nation’s capacity to provide effective, affordable care to its rapidly increasing older population.
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