Week In Review

This week, we launched the 2026 AGS/ADGAP Benchmarking Survey to collect data from 2025. Geriatrician members should have received an email invitation from AGS with instructions on how to complete the survey. We hope you will support this year’s effort – your participation is essential to continue building this robust dataset that we can all use to better understand the value of geriatricians with real-world data.

Log in with your AGS credentials here.

Once completed, you will have immediate access to the updated, aggregated, and anonymous geriatrician data through Phairify’s Physician Value Exchange: Career & Specialty Data Platform rich with key metrics and market intelligence to help you take control of your career. Visit the Geriatrics Compensation, Productivity Benchmarking Tool webpage for additional information and resources to help you prepare and complete the survey should you need it.

Remember, the more AGS/ADGAP members complete the survey, the more meaningful the data. Check out the AGS 2026 Q1 Newsletter for a snapshot of the data from last year.

If you have any questions or if you did not receive the survey invitation, please contact Anna Kim at akim@americangeriatrics.org.

We're looking ahead to building the program for #AGS27 and the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee needs your help! We're accepting program proposals through June 30 for #AGS27, which will be held in Atlanta, GA May 20-22, 2027 (Pre-conference day: May 19). Get all the information you need about submitting and visit the online submission site here.

Appropriations season is in full swing and we are grateful to our members who are calling their elected representatives to educate them about the importance of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the Geriatrics Health Professions Programs, and the Veterans Affairs to our collective health and well-being as we age. We are asking our members to call about funding for the NIA. Now is the time to make your voice heard about the issues that you care deeply about. Click HERE and phone your members of Congress TODAY!

Help shape the 2027 AGS Virtual Annual Meeting - sign up to review annual meeting proposal submissions. The Program Committee strives to increase both the size and diversity of the pool of reviewers to ensure that the AGS proposal review process benefits by receiving broad input from a variety of different perspectives. You can help by volunteering to review proposals in your area of expertise.

To become a proposal reviewer, you will be asked to identify your areas of expertise and indicate which categories you are interested in reviewing. If you are selected as a reviewer, AGS will ask you to review and provide feedback on approximately 20 proposals. The review period will begin on July 6 and all reviews must be completed by July 31. Apply today!

The AGS Vaccine Ambassador Facilitator Guide assists Vaccine Ambassadors in communicating the importance of vaccines in older adults. This guide is complete with tips, templates, and other resources designed to help you promote vaccinations for older adults. 

Interested in joining the AGS team and helping increase immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases in older adults? Sign up today to be a Vaccine Ambassador! Get more information at vaccines.agscocare.org.

The AGS Opportunities for Investigators resource serves as a central location for geriatrics and aging-related opportunities such as grant funding, presentation or publication submissions, travel stipends for scholarly meetings, networking events, comment periods, and in-person or virtual meetings and webinars. A few opportunities we'd like to include are:

• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is inviting feedback from the research community, stakeholders, and the public as it begins developing its next agency-wide Strategic Plan for FY27-FY31, which will guide NIH’s priorities and work over the next five years. All comments must be submitted electronically on the submission website by May 26th.
   
• NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery invites manuscripts to be considered for inclusion in an upcoming theme issue Assessing Implementation and Impact of the 4Ms Framework to Advance Age-Friendly Health Systems, on implementation, scaling, and impact of the Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) 4Ms Framework now through June 1st. 

The MyAGSOnline Events Calendar is a valuable resource to discover and register for upcoming events, webinars, and other opportunities. A few upcoming events we'd like to highlight are:

• Join the AGS Resident Section on Thursday, May 28th at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT for their webinar, Educational Tools & Resources. This session will showcase a variety of practical tools and educational resources to support trainees in their training and professional growth. Hear from experts across the field of geriatrics on platforms, clinical references, and learning tools to use throughout training and beyond.
   
• The National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will bring together leading researchers June 1-2 for Zoster Vaccine and Dementia Risk Reduction: Evidence and Mechanisms. This virtual workshop will cover epidemiological evidence, potential biological mechanisms, opportunities to leverage existing datasets for future studies, and considerations for studying clinical efficacy.
   
• Join the AGS Fellows-in-Training Section on Tuesday, June 9th at 6pm ET / 3pm PT for Fellows-In-Training speed networking! This interactive webinar offers a speed networking experience designed to connect trainees with post grads across geriatrics. Participants will rotate through a series of small-group conversations, spending 10-15 minutes with each guest to ask questions, gain insights, and build meaningful connections.

Have an opportunity or event you'd like to see listed? Email the details to Jennifer Fisher at jfisher@americangeriatrics.org