The Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Awards Program

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Program Overview
The Jahnigen Scholars program offers two-year career development awards to support junior faculty in following specialties

The award is intended to allow individuals to initiate and ultimately sustain a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of their discipline. The Jahnigen Award addresses the urgent need to create a structure for developing leaders in geriatrics in academic surgery and related medical specialties. In time, it is hoped that this group of committed Jahnigen faculty will lead an advance in the way each discipline cares for older patients by improving the knowledge base, educational activities and clinical care and by participating in efforts to increase understanding of the geriatric aspects of their specialties on the national and local level. The Jahnigen Program is supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies