In partnership with the American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation (ACR REF), ASP offers a two-year $150,000 award to fund the early stages of career development for rheumatology specialists interested in geriatric medicine. The award funds research on a geriatric aspect of rheumatology. In addition, ASP provides travel grants for a recipient to attend two American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meetings and one ACR REF meeting.
At a minimum, award candidates must:
- Have a faculty appointment equal to the level of assistant professor at the time of receiving the award.
- Be a US citizen or have applied for permanent US resident status .
- Have completed a fellowship in rheumatology, leading to certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
- Be within the first four years of his or her first faculty appointment.
- Commit 75% of professional effort to research activities.
- Develop and implement a basic, clinical, translational, or health services research project focused on a geriatric aspect of rheumatology.
- Generate and implement a career development plan with mentors from rheumatology and geriatric medicine.
- A mentorship team comprised, at a minimum, of a geriatrician, a rheumatologists, 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 rheumatology, 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. For more inofrmation on the award, please contact ACR REF Director of Awards and Grants, Mary Wheatley at MWheatley@rheumatology.org. For more information about the T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program, please contact ASP at Policy@im.org.