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12/12/2025
This week, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) released a letter to the medical education community from President and CEO Dr. Donna Lamb regarding the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust of the House Committee on the Judiciary inquiry that requested documents on the accreditation of residency training programs, publication of resident salaries, and use of graduate medical education residency matching programs. In the letter, Dr. Lamb provides historical context on NRMP, summarizes key congressional concerns, corrects mischaracterizations made about The Match and the broader transition to residency landscape, and shares perspective on the intended scope of the antitrust exemption and why repealing it would not improve the concerns about transition to residency or the nation’s physician workforce.
We are excited to announce that the third R13 Bedside-to-Bench conference in the three-part series, “Optimizing Resilience,” will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, MD from Tuesday, March 3 to Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the goal of this conference is to focus on how to optimize, maximize, and enhance resilience in older individuals. Some of the key focus areas will include defining outcomes to optimize resilience, identifying lowest hanging fruit, and the role of multimodal interventions. A major goal of this conference series is to define gaps and opportunities and to prioritize key questions for future research.
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- At least 1-2 years of research experience in a related field.
- Hold a doctorate-level degree (e.g., MD/DO, PhD, PharmD, DPT, etc.)
- Have an academic appointment as a research fellow, instructor, or faculty member.
Click here to view the preliminary agenda.
Apply to attend by MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2025!
Contact Erin Obrusniak eobrusniak@americangeriatrics.org if you have any questions.
Coding Changes for 2026
Register today for the AGS Webinar on 2026 Coding Changes taking place on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET. This webinar will focus on coding and payment updates under Medicare that will take effect on January 1.
The webinar, hosted by Drs. Peter Hollmann and Robert Zorowitz, will review changes finalized for 2026, including :
- Allowing for G2211, the visit complexity add-on code, to be billed with the home and residence evaluation and management (E/M) visit codes.
- Removing frequency limitations on Medicare telehealth subsequent care services in inpatient and nursing facility settings.
- Using the advanced primary care management (APCM) services codes and valuation, which recognizes elements that we consider to be vital components of primary care, including team-based care and an ongoing, longitudinal relationship with patients.
Be sure to reserve your spot today - click here to register.
MCCs Care and Medical Specialties Webinar
Join the AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, from 1:00–2:00 PM ET for a webinar on managing multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) within medical specialties.
Featured speakers Drs. Rasheeda Hall, Melissa Loh, and Namrata Singh will present insights from the Basics of MCCs module, covering:
- MCCs in Geriatric Oncology
- MCCs in Geriatric Nephrology
- MCCs in Rheumatic Diseases
Moderator Dr. Jerry Gurwitz will then lead a discussion on knowledge gaps, challenges, and future directions, followed by an interactive Q&A with attendees.
Be sure to reserve your spot today, click here to register
Visit HealthinAging.org for access to public education resources on COVID and Influenza that you can use with you patients and their caregivers – available online and for downloading and printing, these tools are a great resource to help education older adults and their caregivers on essential vaccinations for older adults.
This week’s exclusive AGS member resource includes information and updates on the Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA), current senate voting, the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025, the recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, the NIH Extramural Nexus and more!
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 – 2027 Emerging Leaders in Aging (ELIA) Program, a collaboration between AGS and Tideswell at University of California, San Francisco. This program is now inviting applications for its twelfth cohort of leadership scholars. Applications are due Monday, February 2, 2026 at 5PM Pacific Standard Time.
Who Should Apply: The program benefits health care professionals, generally 4-10 years out from training, who are embarking on a relatively new leadership endeavor with challenges that involve leading others and leading change to improve the health and lives of older adults. Past scholars are interprofessional, and lead clinical, research, or educational programs.
Special thanks to the Tideswell community of supporters who have made the 2026-2027 cohort possible. To add your support or for questions, please e-mail us at Leadership@TideswellUCSF.org.
The AGS CoCare: HELP team was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Tzvi Dwolatzky who was the Director of Geriatrics at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, and an Associate Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Vice Dean at the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. As the head of the Geriatric Unit at Rambam, Dr. Dwolatzky dedicated his career to advancing the care of older adults, raising clinical standards, and mentoring generations of healthcare professionals. One example of his great accomplishments was the establishment of the HELP (Hospital Elder Life Program) at the medical center. The HELP model has profoundly shaped the care of hospitalized older adults at Rambam and continues to guide their efforts in preventing delirium and functional decline.
The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory is accepting applications for scientists pursuing careers in embedded pragmatic clinical trials for people living with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias and their care partners. The Career Development Award applications are due January 15, 2026.
The Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists is accepting applications for the 2026 NIDUS Boot Camp now through April 6, 2026. The over-goal of the Boot Camp is developing a multidisciplinary pipeline of well-trained translational, epidemiologic, and clinical delirium researchers.
- AHRQ will host the webinar Prepping for the Future: Digital Solutions for Aging Populations on December 17th from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. ET that will cover how digital technologies such as remote monitoring, telehealth, and personalized health apps are transforming care for older adults by enabling timely interventions, improving access, and supporting independence.
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