Browse our various Committees, Caucuses, & Special Interest Groups.
AAGP Committees
Research Committee
The Research Committee works to promote high-quality research to improve care for the elderly through the support of research training programs and increased funding for biomedical and health services research.…
IDEA Committee
The Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Action (IDEA) Committee strives to help the organization address the needs of a diverse membership and will also consider ways to enhance members’ awareness…
CME Committee
The goal of the Continuing Medical Education Committee is to ensure the education program is consistent with the organizational mission, and to provide a focal point for the dissemination of…
Clinical Practice Committee
The Clinical Practice Committee develops initiatives to support and promote the clinical practice of geriatric psychiatry and expand practice opportunities for clinicians. Specific issues that the Clinical Practice Committee addresses…
Membership Committee
This forum is an opportunity for AAGP members to discuss participation and membership development within AAGP.
The Teaching and Training Committee
The Teaching and Training Committee shall work to improve the mental healthcare of the elderly by developing educational resources and programs to increase the knowledge base and skills of medical…
Public Policy Committee
The Public Policy Committee discusses legislative and policy issues related to health care delivery, research and training, including Medicare reimbursement, nursing home reform, NIH appropriations, Graduate Medical Education funding and…
VA Caucus
This forum is an opportunity for those who work in the VA or are interested in the VA to discuss issues related to mental health care and older veterans.
Retirement Age Caucus
This forum is an opportunity for members of retirement age, or approaching retirement age, to discuss issues related to retirement and the roles retiring members can take in the AAGP.
MIT Caucus
AAGP members-in-training discuss MIT participation within AAGP and issues related to training and career development.
Ethics Caucus
This caucus is an opportunity for discussion of professional issues relevant to ethics in the geriatric psychiatry field.
Early Career Psychiatrists Caucus
Early Career Psychiatrists (ECPs) are Psychiatrist Members of the AAGP whose careers are within the first seven years following the completion of an ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship training program. The…
Disaster Preparedness Caucus
The Disaster Preparedness Caucus discusses and develops ways in which we can learn more from any disaster—both natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes, and man-made disasters including…
Advanced Practice Nurses Caucus
Advanced practice nurses discuss their participation with AAGP and their role in the late-life mental health care system.
AAGP Special Interest Groups
Women’s Interest Group
This forum is an opportunity for discussion of professional issues relevant to women professionals in the late-life mental health field and the roles women can take in the AAGP.
LGBT Interest Group
This forum is an opportunity to discuss professional issues relevant to LGBT attendees and the roles members can take in the organization.
International Medical Graduates Interest Group
This caucus provides a forum to discuss issues relevant to IMGs, including impact of being an IMG on career decisions, and roles and opportunities for IMG members within AAGP.
Ethnic Minorities Interest Group
This interest group is an opportunity for discussion of professional issues relevant to minority professionals in the late-life mental health field and the roles members can take in the organization.