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2003 Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards
 Dennis
W. Jahnigen, MD
Long recognized as an extraordinary teacher, with a number of awards from students and faculty, Dr. Jahnigen authored, co-authored or edited many books, book chapters and articles on a wide variety of geriatrics topics as well as served on several editorial and review boards, including the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. At the time of his death, in 1998, Dr. Jahnigen was the Goodstein Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Director of the Center on Aging at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC). Under his leadership, the UCHSC Center on Aging was designated a John A. Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence, and was selected to participate in the foundation's multi-site, multi-year program, Geriatrics Interdisciplinary Team Training (GITT). He was also President of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). The Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Program is a fitting tribute to Dr. Jahnigen, who is remembered with respect and reverence for his dedication to geriatrics and his courage, brilliance and integrity. Purpose The Jahnigen Scholars program offers two-year career development awards to support young faculty in the specialties of anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, thoracic surgery, and urology. The award is intended to allow individuals to initiate and sustain a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of their discipline. Each grant will provide two-year salary support of $75,000 per year for salary and fringe benefits, plus $25,000 per year to support costs of doing research. Up to ten awards will be given in 2003. No funds will be provided in support of indirect costs. Background The overall project addresses the urgent need to create a structure for developing leaders in geriatrics in academic surgery and related medical specialties. In time, 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. In June 2000, the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published a special article entitled, "A Statement of Principles: Toward Improved Care of Older Patients in Surgical and Medical Specialties." The statement, which was developed by leaders from each of the ten specialties targeted under this initiative and has appeared in a number of participating specialty publications, sets forth the demographic and workforce needs that will impact on the provision of health care to older adults in the coming decades. To meet this demand the "Statement" presented a set of objectives and recommendations for achieving them. (The complete "Statement of Principles" may be found online at http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm) The Jahnigen Awards have been created as a response to the recommendation that we must "encourage young physicians and surgeons to become interested in the geriatric aspects of their discipline as a career focus, including funding career development awards for junior faculty in surgical and medical specialties" in order to "ameliorate the shortage of academic geriatricians and geriatrically oriented specialists who are needed to accomplish many of the objectives set forth in the Principles." Eligibility and Application Procedures
To be eligible, a candidate must:
Exceptions to this limit for compelling reasons will be considered and must be reviewed and approved prior to application submission. Such exceptions should be requested and justified in a letter to AGS well before the application receipt deadline, so that if approved, a competitive application can be prepared and submitted on schedule. For each Jahnigen Career Development Scholar application, two senior faculty members at the candidate's institution must be selected to serve as mentors to help guide the scholar's research and career planning and provide access to organizations, programs, and colleagues helpful to the applicant's efforts. Although more than two mentors may be selected, at least one must be from the department in which the candidate has a primary appointment and at least one must be from the geriatrics division or department within the same institution. Letters of endorsement, including specific information on institutional support for the Jahnigen Scholar applicant, should be provided by the dean, the relevant department chairperson, and each mentor. In addition, three letters of reference should be provided by other faculty members and/or senior professionals with whom the applicant has worked and who are well acquainted with the candidate's capabilities, accomplishments, commitment and aspirations. Selection Guidelines
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Review Committee Members ABOUT THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS
SOCIETY The American Geriatrics Society These awards are supported by generous grants from The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies ABOUT
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