AGS Honors Dr. Helen Fernandez of Mount Sinai for Extensive, Outstanding Contributions to Geriatrics Education
- .@AmerGeriatrics honors Dr. Helen Fernandez (@hfernandez01) of @MSHSGeriPalCare for outstanding contributions to #geriatrics education for all healthcare professionals #AGS21 #aging http://ow.ly/D0cv50EiHAg
New York (April 7, 2021)—The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Helen Fernandez, MD, MPH, a national geriatrics education leader focused on improving the care of older people, will be honored with the 2021 Dennis W. Jahnigen Award in recognition of her commitment to building the geriatrics health workforce we all need as we age. Director of the Geriatrics Fellowship program and Professor of Geriatrics in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Fernandez has dedicated her career to improving the care of older adults. In addition to teaching and mentoring young clinicians, Dr. Fernandez has developed and implemented innovative new geriatrics fellowship programs and pathways. Dr. Fernandez will receive her award at the AGS 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS21) taking place May 13-15 (pre-conference day on May 12).