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The Medical School at the University of Colorado Denver was named as a
Center of Excellence (CoE) in Geriatrics by the John A. Hartford Foundation beginning
January 1, 1998. The goal of the CoE is to train outstanding physicians for academic
careers in geriatric medicine and to expand geriatrics training opportunities throughout
the medical school. For most geriatrics faculty, the greatest shortcoming has been
opportunities to develop the necessary research skills for a successful academic career.
Thus, a major focus of the CoE is to provide funding and mentorship to enable clinically
oriented physician faculty to concentrate on aging research, or physician faculty from
outside the Division of Geriatric Medicine to reorient both clinical and research
activities to the field of aging. To this end, the following types of awards will
be granted to physicians:
- Assistant Professor Faculty Development Awards: These awards will provide
stipends (no greater than 50% effort) for faculty who have completed fellowships and are
committed to academic careers in geriatric medicine.
- Advanced Fellowship Awards: These awards will provide partial stipends
(50-75% effort) for outstanding advanced fellows (after their clinical year), who are
interested in continuing their research, clinical, and educational activities in aging, but
are not fully funded through other venues (e.g., T32, individual NRSA awards, Hartford/AFAR
fellowships).
- Small Grants Program: Grants of up to $30,000 per year will be provided to fund new
investigators or to encourage established investigators to extend their work into the field of aging.
- Aging Leadership Awards: Awards are given to support attendance at the AAIM
(or similar) Executive Leadership Program. This 6-day intensive leadership program is focused
on issues specific to the academic medical leader. The award includes the course, lodging,
meals and airfare to Boston, MA.
Support for these awards is provided in part by the Chancellor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine,
and Center on Aging. An Advisory Board consisting of faculty working in aging and university leaders
participates in guiding the CoE and selecting award recipients. Names of Advisory Committee members are
attached. Particular emphasis will be placed on commitment to an academic career in geriatric
medicine and support from the division head and a chosen mentor.
If you have questions or would like to discuss the program, please contact Dr. Robert Schwartz at
303-724-1919 or Robert.Schwartz@uchsc.edu.
Hartford COE Application in (.doc) format
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