We live in a time in which global society is experiencing a true shortage of psychiatrists to meet the ever-increasing demand for quality care for today’s growing population of elders.  AAGP’s answer to this dilemma is to provide you an unforgettable experience that will stay with you the rest of your life. Apply before Friday, November 1, 2024 to be considered for the 2025 Scholars Program.

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The AAGP Scholars Program

The Scholars Program is a landmark program running since 2015:

  • Caters to those in the early phases of a medical career seeking profound personal and professional development.
  • Allows you to discover the field of geriatric psychiatry in an immersive setting where peer-to-peer interaction drives your experience
  • Assigns mentors that guide your experience and ensures lifelong connections
  • Exposes you to cutting-edge content delivered by leading experts in the field

Personal enrichment

  • Leaves you inspired to enter the field and encouraged by the confidence you have gained.
  • Brings an opportunity to learn how to deliver compassionate quality care to a vulnerable group
  • Provides an unforgettable hands-on experience that may propel you into future leadership roles
  • Allows you the fulfilment and satisfaction of knowing you make a difference in the lives of so many of the elderly suffering with mental illness.

Eligibility

The Scholars Program is for medical student and resident (PGY 1-3) trainees interested in the prospect of pursuing Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship.   The program provides a comprehensive and engaging platform  to learn more about our field through small group sessions, interactive speed career sessions and inspirational speakers.  Additionally, the Scholars program offers mentorship, career development and professional growth in an engaging, warm and collegial environment. The opportunity to network,  participate actively in AAGP committees and caucuses and attend nationally renowned educational sessions  is  unprecedented and only available through this program.

Benefits

 

  • The Scholars Program includes a full day of programming specific to trainees, a mentor-mentee luncheon, and opportunities to meet program directors and attend AAGP committees/caucuses, as well as general sessions
  • Each Scholar is paired with an AAGP mentor based on career preference and supervised on the completion of a scholarly project
  • $300 to defray the cost of travel to the annual meeting
  • 2-night stay at onsite meeting hotel

Requirements

By accepting the scholarship, Scholars agree to complete the following requirements:

  • Full participation in the 2025 AAGP Scholars Program at the 2025 AAGP Annual Meeting
  • Completion of a scholarly project related to geriatric psychiatry over the course of the year (required for psychiatry residents, encouraged for medical students)
  • Have not completed the AAGP Scholars Program at this stage in their career. (i.e. A medical student can apply again as a resident. A resident may not complete the program more than once during their residency.)

Application

Application packets should include the following documents:

  • Application form
  • Applicant’s C.V.
  • Letter of intent and interest from the resident or medical student
  • Bio Sketch (200 words describing your training and accomplishments to be shared with your scholarship donor)
  • Letter of recommendation from a psychiatry or geriatric psychiatry faculty member at your institution

Program participants will be announced in early 2025.

For additional information, please phone or email AAGP at 629-216-2013; info@aagponline.org

Mentorship

Join AAGP's mentoring network and help influence the next generation of geriatric psychiatrists through AAGP’s Scholars Program. Trainees who are looking for mentors will be matched with those in our mentoring network based upon geographic location and areas of interest. Please provide as much information about yourself as possible in order to help us find the best match for interested trainees. 

*Mentors must be MD/DO geriatric psychiatrists who attend the annual meeting and supervise the scholar's project throughout the year*

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Support

AAGP is working to grow the next generation of geriatric psychiatrists and we need your help. With your generous support, we can continue to grow this scholarship program and enhance the education of these world-class trainees and future leaders in the field.

Thank you to the 2024 Scholars Donors who have already donated to the program this year! We appreciate your generosity and commitment.

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Hear from a past Scholars Program Awardee

“I have benefited both as a Scholar and as a mentor, and my continued participation over the years is a highlight of my membership in AAGP.  This unique program provides world class mentoring, career guidance, opportunities for networking and professional growth, and friendship.”

 

- Jordan F. Karp, MD, Professor and Chair,
University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry