93.250: Geriatric Academic Career Awards Department of Health and Human Services

93.250

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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) [HHS]

Aug. 25, 2022

Aug. 25, 2022

The purpose of the GACA program is to support the career development of individual junior faculty in geriatrics at accredited schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health as academic geriatrics specialists and to provide clinical training in geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional teams of health care professionals. The goals of the program are for the GACA candidate to develop the necessary skills to lead health care transformation in a variety of age-friendly settings and to provide training in clinical geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional teams of healthcare professionals. Program Objectives include: 1. Develop junior faculty career as an academic geriatrics specialist; 2. Spend at least 75 percent of their time providing training in clinical geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional teams of healthcare professionals; and 3. Identify a mentor who will advise and provide guidance and supervision to the GACA candidate regarding planning, directing, executing, and evaluating the proposed activities in the GACA candidate’s Faculty Career Development Plan.

B - Project Grants

Eligible applicant organizations include accredited schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health. Eligible applicant organizations must submit applications on behalf of eligible individuals applying for a Geriatric Academic Career Award. Eligible individuals must meet the following: A. Be board certified or board eligible in and eligible discipline or have completed any required training in a discipline and be employed in an accredited health professions school that is approved by the Secretary; B. Have completed an approved fellowship program in geriatrics or have completed specialty training in geriatrics as required by the discipline and any additional geriatrics training as required by the Secretary; C. Have a junior (non-tenured) faculty appointment at an eligible, accredited school. D. Have a full-time junior faculty appointment in an eligible accredited school and commitment from the institution to spend 75 percent of the total time of the individual on teaching and developing skills in interprofessional education in geriatrics; and, E. Be a citizen of the United States, a foreign national having in his/her possession a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States, or a non-citizen national. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.

Junior faculty who are academic geriatric specialists at an accredited health professions school of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health.

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