The American Geriatrics Society -

Attention: Junior Faculty, Fellows-in-Training, Residents and All Students!!!
Back by popular demand!

The One-on-One AGS Mentoring Program will return to the 2009 AGS Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. The Mentoring Program is a great opportunity for you to meet with a Senior Faculty member in Geriatrics to discuss ideas about starting an academic career, locating research funding, learning more about Geriatric practice and administration, or balancing career demands with a successful family life. You and your Mentor decide on the topics!

2009 Mentor List and Primary Focus

Alan P. Abrams, MD, MPH Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Education and research focused on promoting fellows projects outcomes/cost/education	Alison Moore, MD, MPH David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Research focused on alcohol, sedative use, primary care interventions
Richard J. Ackermann, MD Mercer University School of Medicine Geriatric Administration and Education	Laura Mosqueda, MD, AGSF University of California Irvine School of Medicine Education and research focused on elder mistreatment
Cathy Alessi, MD UCLA and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Clinical and research focused on sleep problems	Paul Mulhausen, MD University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Clinical and Education
Richard M. Allman, MD Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC and UAB Geriatric administration and research focused on mobility, health disparities, heart disease	Aman Nanda, MD Alpert Medical School of Brown University clinical and education
Christine Arenson, MD Thomas Jefferson University geriatric administration and education	Matthew Narrett, MD Erickson Retirement Communities Geriatric administration and clinical
Sandra Bellantonio, MD Baystate Medical Center / Tufts University School of Medicine Clinical and Education	James T. Pacala, MD University of Minnesota Medical School Education and research focused on care systems for older adult populations
Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH University of Alabama at Birmingham Education and research focused on mobility and fall prevention	Robert M. Palmer, MD University of Pittsburgh Clinical and research focused on acute hospital care
Christopher M. Callahan, MD Indiana University School of Medicine Geriatric administration and research focused on primary care geriatrics, depression, dementia	Alice Pomidor, MD, MPH Florida State University College of Medicine clinical and education
Charles A. Cefalu MD, MS Louisiana State University Geriatric administration, education, and research focused on long-term care	James Powers, MD, AGSF Vanderbilt University Clinical and education
Patrick P. Coll, MD, AGSF University of Connecticut Geriatric administration and clinical	Arun S. Rao, MD Weill Cornell Medical College Clinical and education
Kathryn Daniel, PHD, ANP-BC, GNP-BC University of Texas at Arlington clinical, education, and research focused on chronic kidney disease in the elderly	Barbara Resnick, PHD, CRNP University of Maryland School of Nursing Clinical and research focused on motivation to engage in functional and pa
Hollis Day, MD University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Clinical and education	Neil M. Resnick, MD University of Pittsburgh Geriatric administration and research focused on geriatric syndromes
Catherine E. Dubeau, MD University of Chicago Education and research focused on urinary incontinence	James Rudolph, MD Harvard Medical School Research focused on cognitive function and delirium
David P. Eliott, PharMD West Virginia University Clinical and education	Carlos Alberto Salazar, MD University of South Florida Geriatric administration and education
Jeffrey Escher, MD New York Medical College Clinical and education	Debra Saliba, MD, MPH UCLA/JHA Borun Center for Gerontological Research Education and research focused on quality of long-term care; geriatric assessment
Suzanne Fields, MD SUNY Stony Brook Geriatric administration and education	Catherine Sarkisian, MD UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Research focused on disability, frailty, community-based interventions
Andrea R. Fox, MD VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System/University of Pittsburgh clinical and research focused on community-based care	Kenneth Schmader, MD Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers Clinical and research focused on herpes zoster, infections, drugs in older adults
Terri Fried, MD Yale University School of Medicine Education and research focused on decision-making for older persons	Pushpendra Sharma, MD Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System Clinical and education
Aimee D. Garcia, MD Baylor College of Medicine/Michael E. Debakey VAMC Clinical and education	Joseph Shega, MD Northwestern University education and research focused on pain and dementia
Thomas Gill, MD Yale University School of Medicine Clinical investigation	Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PHD Boston University School of Medicine Research focused on cancer care in older adults
F. Michael Gloth, III, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Clinical	Richard Sims, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham Clinical and education
James S. Goodwin, MD University of Texas Medical Branch Geriatric administration and research focused on cancer care	Monica Stallworth, MD, MPH Western Maryland Hospital Center Geriatric administration and clinical
Lisa Gwyther, MSW Duke Univ. Center for the Study of Aging Education and research focused on long-term care and outcomes	Michael Steinman, MD UCSF and San Francisco VAMC Research focused on quality of care
Irene Hamrick, MD, CMD, FAAFP East Carolina University Geriatric administration, education, and research focused on osteoporosis, home visit, vitamins, racial disparities	Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH University of Connecticut School of Medicine Education and research focused on geriatrics generalist education
William R. Hazzard, MD University of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System Education and research focused on prevention of chronic disease	Mark Supiano, MD University of Utah Clinical and research focused on geriatric hypertension
Carla Herman, MD, MPH University of New Mexico Geriatric administration and research focused on community based prevention	Daniel Swagerty, MD University of Kansas School of Medicine Geriatric administration and education
Keela Herr, PHD, RN, FAAN The University of Iowa Education and research focused on geriatric pain assessment/mgt; end-of-life care	George E. Taffet, MD Baylor College of Medicine Education and research focused on cardiovascular aging
Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH Harvard Medical School Research focused on cognitive function and delirium	Bruce R. Troen, MD University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Geriatric administration and research focused on biology of aging, frailty, osteoporosis
Laurie Jacobs, MD, AGSF Albert Einstein College of Medicine Clinical and education	Belinda Vicioso, MD, AGSF UT Southwestern Medical Center Clinical and education
Robert Kane, MD University of Minnesota Education and research focused on long-term care and outcomes	Elizabeth Vig, MD University of Washington Education and research focused on end of life and qualitative methods
Elliott Kroger, MD Sedgebrook Retirement Community Clinical	Marie-Luz Villa, MD University of Washington Clinical
George Kuchel, MD UConn Center on Aging Geriatric administration and research focused on geriatric syndromes (pathophysiology and Rx)	Angelo Volandes, MD Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School Research focused on medical decision making, ethics, advance care plan
Solomon Liao, MD University of California, Irvine Education and research focused on elder mistreatment	Louise Walter, MD University of California, San Francisco clinical and education
Wayne Mccormick, MD, MPH University of Washington Geriatric administration and education	Gregg Warshaw, MD University of Cincinnati Education
Lynn Mcnicoll, MD, FRCPC Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University Clinical and education	Michael R. Wasserman, MD Univeristy of Colorado Health Science Center Geriatric administration
Annie Medina-Walpole, MD University of Rochester Medical Center Geriatric Administration and Education	Glenda Westmoreland, MD, MPH Indiana University School of Medicine Education
Barbara Messinger-Rapport,MD, PHD Cleveland Clinic Clinical and education	David I. Wollner, MD, FACP, AGSF Metropolitan Jewish Health System Clinical and education

Update: Late registration for this program will be accepted until April 15, 2009. To register, e-mail Joe Douglas at jdouglas@americangeriatrics.org. Please include your contact information, training level, five mentor preferences from the list above and a brief description of what you hope to gain through participation in this program.

Prior to the Annual Meeting, the AGS will forward to you the name and contact information of your 2009 Mentor. It will be YOUR responsibility to initiate contact with your assigned Mentor and for arranging a mutually convenient meeting time and place. It is our intention to provide both an interesting and informative opportunity for both Junior and Senior Faculty members.