Abstract

The University of Chicago Department of Medicine seeks a five year renewal of their Geriatric Academic Program (GAP) Award (through the Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program) for career development support of junior faculty interested in training as academic geriatricians. This goal remains an important priority both for the University of Chicago and the medical care system of the United States. There continues to be an acute need for capable academic geriatricians, particularly faculty whose success in research complements clinical and educational skills. Such physicians are needed to act as role models, capable of imparting the excitement and satisfaction of clinical and research endeavors in geriatric medicine in the context of contemporary challenges of health care and the changing demography of the United States. The University of Chicago has a strong commitment to fostering research and training in geriatrics and the continuation of the GAP would greatly enhance its continuing efforts in this area. The program will continue to produce faculty who demonstrate the strong research and clinical skills in geriatric medicine necessary for becoming leading independent investigators.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Physician Scientist Award (Program) (PSA) (K12)
Project #
5K12AG000488-08
Application #
2769260
Study Section
Biological and Clinical Aging Review Committee (BCA)
Project Start
1991-09-03
Project End
2001-08-31
Budget Start
1998-09-01
Budget End
1999-08-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Chicago
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
225410919
City
Chicago
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
60637

  Publications

Schwarze, Margaret L; Sayla, Maliha A; Alexander, G Caleb (2009) Brief report: do patients with poor outcomes regret having had infrainguinal bypass surgery? J Surg Res 151:6-9
Chin, Marshall H; Drum, Melinda L; Jin, Lei et al. (2008) Variation in treatment preferences and care goals among older patients with diabetes and their physicians. Med Care 46:275-86
Gorawara-Bhat, Rita; Huang, Elbert S; Chin, Marshall H (2008) Communicating with older diabetes patients: self-management and social comparison. Patient Educ Couns 72:411-7
Shega, Joseph W; Hougham, Gavin W; Stocking, Carol B et al. (2008) Patients dying with dementia: experience at the end of life and impact of hospice care. J Pain Symptom Manage 35:499-507
Wang, Y Richard; Alexander, G Caleb; Stafford, Randall S (2007) Outpatient hypertension treatment, treatment intensification, and control in Western Europe and the United States. Arch Intern Med 167:141-7
Schwarze, Margaret L; Sayla, Maliha A; Alexander, G Caleb (2007) A comparison of patient and physician beliefs about infrainguinal bypass operation: what role should surgical optimism play? Surgery 141:239-44
Schwarze, Margaret L; Sayla, Maliha A; Alexander, G Caleb (2006) Exploring patient preferences for infrainguinal bypass operation. J Am Coll Surg 202:445-52
Huang, Elbert S; Sachs, Greg A; Chin, Marshall H (2006) Implications of new geriatric diabetes care guidelines for the assessment of quality of care in older patients. Med Care 44:373-7
Shega, Joseph W; Hougham, Gavin W; Stocking, Carol B et al. (2006) Management of noncancer pain in community-dwelling persons with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1892-7
Dai, Carolanne; Stafford, Randall S; Alexander, G Caleb (2005) National trends in cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor use since market release: nonselective diffusion of a selectively cost-effective innovation. Arch Intern Med 165:171-7

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