In partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA), ASP offers the award to fund the early stages of career development for cardiology specialists interested in geriatric medicine. The award supports research on a geriatric aspect of cardiology. In addition, ASP offers travel grants for the recipient to attend two American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meetings and one annual meeting of AHA.
At a minimum, award candidates must:
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Have a faculty appointment equal to an assistant professorship by July 1, 2010.
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Be a US citizen or have applied for permanent US resident status.
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Have completed a fellowship in cardiology, leading to certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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Be within the first four years of his or her first faculty appointment.
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Commit 75% of professional effort to research activities.
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Develop and implement a basic, clinical, translational, or health services research project focused on a geriatric aspect of cardiology.
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Generate and implement a career development plan with mentors from cardiology and geriatric medicine. The plan must include:
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A mentorship team comprised, at a minimum, of a geriatrician, a cardiologist, and a research mentor.
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Specific measures for the continued involvement in structured geriatrics activities including, for example, developing appropriate educational resources, teaching the geriatric medicine aspects of cardiology, or developing specialty clinical services focused on geriatric patients
The award, part of ASP's T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program, is a career development award for internal medicine specialists focusing on geriatric medicine. Applicants should visit the AHA affiliate website for their region to view application instructions and deadlines. For more information on the award, please contact AHA Focused Research Program Coordinator Jennifer Knight at jennifer.knight@heart.org. For more information about the T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program, contact ASP at Policy@im.org.