An Update on AGS Fellows-in-Training

Fall 2001

CALL FOR NOMINATION

FIT WANTS YOU

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) invites you to submit your nomination for the Fellows-in-Training Chair-Elect position.

Election to this position is conducted annually. Only current members will be considered as candidates and nominations will be considered only during the year they are presented. A colleague may nominate a candidate or may self-nominate using enclosed form.

Responsibilities of the Chair-elect include:

• Working with the Chair in planning the AGS Annual Meeting activities
• Submitting articles to the FIT Newsletter
• Works with the Chair on the Fellows-in-training Website

Responsibilities of the Chair include:

• Work with the chair elect to plan Annual Meeting activities
• Writes articles for submission to the F.I.T Newsletter
• Acts as the spokesperson within the AGS Fellows-in-Training
• Fellows-In-Training representative at AGS Education Committee
• Serves in this capacity for one year, after serving as chair-elect.

Upon reviewing the application received, the nominee will be informed of his or her nomination by letter. A ballot will then be sent to all members so that they may vote for the candidate of their choice. The candidate who receives a majority vote will be declared the winner. Each candidate will be notified of the election result and the successful candidate will be announced in the AGS Newsletter as well as at the Fellows-in-Training Luncheon at the AGS 2002 Annual Meeting. The Chair Elect's term as Chair will begin at the May 2002 meeting and will include service on the Education Committee of the American Geriatrics Society. Until then, the Chair Elect will assist the current Chair in their responsibilities as needed.

Please use the response form on the reverse side to nominate a candidate of your choice for the position of Chair-Elect of the AGS Fellows-in-Training Section. Just complete and tear out the form and send it to David Haugland via fax 212-832-8646 or by mail. All nominations must be received by November 15, 2001. A ballot will then be sent to FIT members by December 1st with the winner announced by January 1st. As per AGS procedures, the new Chair-Elect will become Fellows-in-Training Chair immediately following AGS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Please feel free to contact David Haugland at AGS at 212-308-1414 or by email at dhaugland@americangeriatrics.org.

The Internet is rich and abundant in information. Here are some sites that we thought you might be interested in…

Useful websites:

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Scientific meetings:

• The American Geriatrics Society, May 8-12, 2002 Washington, DC
• The 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, October 12-16, 2001, Phoenix, Arizona
• The Gerontological Society of America, Nov 15-18 Chicago
• 15th American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, February 24-27, 2002 Orlando, FL