image: The AGS Annual Scientific Meeting is the premier educational event in geriatrics, providing the latest information on clinical care, research on aging, and innovative models of care delivery. More than 2,500 nurses, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, long-term care and managed care providers, healthcare administrators, and others will convene May 3-5, 2018, (pre-conference program on May 2), at the Walt Disney World® Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla., to advance geriatrics knowledge and skills through state-of-the-art educational sessions and research presentations. For more information, visit Meeting.AmericanGeriatrics.org. view more
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The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality, person-centered care for older people. This year's award recipients include more than 20 leaders representing the breadth of disciplines championing care for us all as we age.
Choosing Wisely® Champion Award
- Alina Sibley, APRN, BC (Baystate Medical Center)
- J. Eugene Lammers, MD, MPH, FACP, AGSF (Mercy LIFE of Alabama)
Clinical Student Research Award
- Michael Liu (University of Arizona, Harvard University)
David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award
- John R. Burton, MD, AGSF (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
- George W. Drach, MD, AGSF (Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; College of Medicine, University of Arizona)
Dennis W. Jahnigen Memorial Award
- Jane Potter, MD, AGSF (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
- Bruce A. Leff, MD, AGSF (Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Edward Henderson Student Award
- Sonia Marcello (University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Humana Value-Based Care Research Award
- Austin J. Hilt, MPH (Northeast Ohio Medical University)
- Morteza Komeylian, MD (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston)
- Tony Rosen, MD, MPH (Weill Cornell Medical College)
- William Applegate, MD, MPH, MACP, AGSF (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Wake Forest Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine)
- Thomas Edes, MD, MS (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
New Investigator Awards
- Lina Ma, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins University, Xuanwu Hospital)
- Anil Makam, MD, MAS (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)
- Brienne Miner, MD, MHS (Yale University School of Medicine)
- Victoria Tang, MD, MAS (University of California San Francisco)
Outstanding Mid-Career Clinician Educator of the Year Award
- Amit Shah, MD, FACP, AGSF (Mayo Clinic School of Medicine)
Outstanding Junior Clinician Educator of the Year Award
- Andrea Wershof Schwartz, MD, MPH (Harvard Medical School, VA Boston Healthcare System, New England GRECC)
Outstanding Junior Clinician Education Manuscript Award
- Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH (University of California, San Francisco)
Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year Award
- Neelesh K. Nadkarni, MD, PhD, FRCPC (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)
- John Newman (Buck Institute for Research on Aging, UCSF, San Francisco VA)
Outstanding Junior Research Manuscript Award
- Benjamin Han, MD, MPH (New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center)
Scientist-in-Training Research Award
- Joshua Niznik, PharmD (University of Pittsburgh)
State Affiliate Achievement Awards
- Oregon Geriatrics Society
- Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society (Western Division)
- Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS (Duke University Medical Center)
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About the American Geriatrics Society
Founded in 1942, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a nationwide, not-for-profit society of geriatrics healthcare professionals that has--for more than 75 years--worked to improve the health, independence, and quality of life of older people. Its nearly 6,000 members include geriatricians, geriatric nurses, social workers, family practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and internists. The Society provides leadership to healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the public by implementing and advocating for programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy. For more information, visit AmericanGeriatrics.org.
About the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting
The AGS Annual Scientific Meeting is the premier educational event in geriatrics, providing the latest information on clinical care, research on aging, and innovative models of care delivery. More than 2,500 nurses, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, long-term care and managed care providers, healthcare administrators, and others will convene May 3-5, 2018 (pre-conference program on May 2), at the Walt Disney World® Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla., to advance geriatrics knowledge and skills through state-of-the-art educational sessions and research presentations. For more information, visit Meeting.AmericanGeriatrics.org.