In partnership with the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) and the Association of Chiefs of General Internal Medicine (ACGIM), ASP offers a two-year $75,000 award to fund the early stages of career development for general internal medicine specialists interested in geriatric medicine. The award supports research in a geriatric aspect of general internal medicine. In addition, ASP offers travel grants for the recipient to attend two American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meetings and one SGIM annual meeting.
At a minimum, award candidates must:
- Have a faculty appointment equal to the level of assistant professorship by July 1, 2010.
- Be a US citizen or have applied for permanent US resident status.
- Have completed a fellowship in general internal medicine leading to certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
- Be within four years of first faculty appointment.
- Have an existing career development award from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, foundations, or other private or government sources, that will protect at least 75% of professional effort to research.
- Develop and implement a basic, clinical, translational, or health services research project focused on a geriatric aspect of general internal medicine.
- Generate and implement a career development plan with mentors from general internal medicine and geriatric medicine. The plan must include:
- A mentorship team comprised, at a minimum of a geriatrician, a general internist, and a research mentor.
- Specific measures for the continued involvement in structured geriatrics activities including, for example, developing appropriate educational resources, teaching the geriatric medicine aspects of general internal medicine, or developing a 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. Award applications are due January 12, 2010. For more information on the award, contact Julie Machulsky at machulskyj@sgim.org or visit the SGIM website to view application instructions. For more information about the T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program, contact ASP at Policy@im.org.