In partnership with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cancer Foundation, ASP offers a three-year $200,000 award to fund the early stages of career development for oncologists interested in geriatric medicine. The ASCO Cancer Foundation-ASP Career Development Award in Geriatric Oncology award supports research in a geriatric aspect of oncology. In addition, ASP offers travel grants for recipients to attend two American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meetings and one ASCO meeting.
At a minimum, award candidates must:
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Have a faculty appointment equal to an assistant professor at the time of receiving the award.
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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 oncology, leading to certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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Be within three 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 oncology.
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Generate and implement a career development plan with mentors from oncology and geriatric medicine. The plan must include:
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A mentorship team comprised, at a minimum, of a geriatrician, an oncologist, 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 aspect of oncology, or developing specialty clinical services focused on geriatric patients.
The award is part of ASP's T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program, a career development award for internal medicine specialists focusing on geriatric medicine. Application deadline is September 9, 2009. For more information on the award, please visit the ASCO Cancer Foundation or contact the ASCO cancer foundation at grants@asco.org. For more information about the T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program, contact ASP at Policy@im.org.