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For Immediate Release
June 27, 2007
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Erin Weller
(212) 308-1414 x 329
New York, NY -- The American Geriatrics Society awarded Katherine J. Eubank, MD, of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, with the T. Franklin Williams Research Scholars Award for her research to determine how to effectively medicate older patients in the hospital.
The T. Franklin Williams Research Scholars Award, which supports research and fosters the careers of clinicians and scientists committed to improving health care for the rapidly growing population of older adults, will also help ease the critical shortage of physician-researchers with this expertise.
"We need to continue to recognize and encourage talented clinician-scientists who will play a key role in improving the care we provide the growing number of older Americans and this award does just that," says AGS President, Todd P. Semla, MS, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, AGSF.
The award - offered by the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) in collaboration with the Association of Specialty Professors (ASP) and is supported by a generous grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies - goes to academic geriatricians conducting research applicable to care provided by sub-specialists in internal medicine. Winners receive $75,000 over two years. Intended to help medical academics begin and sustain careers in research and education, the award supports their cutting-edge research to improve health care for the nation's rapidly growing population of older adults.
ABOUT THE AGS
Founded in 1942, the American Geriatrics Society (www.americangeriatrics.org) is a nationwide, not-for-profit association of geriatrics health care professionals dedicated to improving the health, independence, and quality of life of all older people. The Society supports this mission through activities in clinical practice, professional and public education, research, and public policy. With an active membership of over 6,700 health care professionals, the Society has become a pivotal force in shaping attitudes, policies, and practices in geriatric medicine.
ABOUT THE FHA
In 1999, the American Geriatrics Society reached beyond its traditional role as a professional medical society and launched the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA). The FHA aims to build a bridge between geriatrics health care professionals and the public, and advocate on behalf of older adults and their special needs: wellness and preventive care, self-responsibility and independence, and connections to family and community. The FHA champions initiatives in public education, clinical research, and public policy that advance the principles and practice of geriatrics medicine; educate policy makers and the public on the health care needs and concerns of older adults; support aging research that reduces disability and frailty, and improves quality of life and health outcomes; encourage older adults to be effective advocates for their own health care; and help family members and caregivers take better care of their older loved ones and themselves.
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