Geriatrics

American Geriatrics Society

Clinician of the Year Award

Due Date Month: December
Purpose: Clinician
Eligibility Criteria: This award was established to recognize the great contributions of practitioners for delivering quality healthcare for older people, as well as to showcase the importance of the geriatrics clinician in our healthcare delivery system. Through these clinicians’ efforts, scientific advances are integrated into the practice of geriatrics, resulting in improved well-being and quality of life for older persons.
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
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Dennis W. Jahnigen Memorial Award

Due Date Month: December
Purpose:Teacher
Eligibility Criteria: This award was established to recognize the great contributions of practitioners for delivering quality healthcare for older people, as well as to showcase the importance of the geriatrics clinician in our healthcare delivery system. Through these clinicians’ efforts, scientific advances are integrated into the practice of geriatrics, resulting in improved well-being and quality of life for older persons.
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
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Edward Henderson Student Award

Due Date Month: December
Purpose:Student
Eligibility Criteria: The Edward Henderson Student Award is presented to a student interested in pursuing a career in geriatrics, who has demonstrated excellence in the field.
Nominator Eligibility: Faculty
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Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award

Due Date Month: December
Purpose:Self
Eligibility Criteria: The Silverstein Memorial Award recognizes emerging investigators in the surgical and related medical specialties whose research is focused on geriatrics in their specialties and who are committed to a career in research on aging.
Nominator Eligibility:Meeting abstract
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Thomas and Catherine Yoshikawa Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Clinical Investigation

Due Date Month: December
Purpose: Research
Eligibility Criteria: This award recognizes outstanding achievement in clinical research addressing health problems for older adults as evaluated by an investigator actively involved in direct care. The award takes into consideration independence of thought and originality in research.
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
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Gerontological Society of America

Donald P. Kent Award 

Due Date Month: March
Purpose: Leadership
Eligibility Criteria: Exemplifies the highest standards for professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society.
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
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Robert W. Kleemeier Award

Due Date Month: March
Purpose: Research
Eligibility Criteria: Outstanding research in the field of gerontology
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
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M. Powell Lawton Award

Due Date Month:
Purpose: Translation
Eligibility Criteria: Recognizes outstanding contributions from applied gerontological research that have benefited older people and their care.
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Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging

Due Date Month: March
Purpose: Translation
Eligibility Criteria: Midcareer. The Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging recognizes instances of practice informed by research and analysis, research that directly improved policy or practice, and distinction in bridging the worlds of research and practice.
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Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction

Due Date Month: March  to honor exceptional contributions to basic or clinical research in the field of aging Colleagues https://www.geron.org/membership/awards/biological-sciences-section-awards?start=4
Purpose: Research
Eligibility Criteria: To honor exceptional contributions to basic or clinical research in the field of aging
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
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Vincent Cristofalo “Rising Star” Award in Aging Research

Due Date Month: March
Purpose: Research
Eligibility Criteria: Early career award
Nominator Eligibility: Faculty
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Joseph T. Freeman Award

Due Date Month: March
Purpose: Clinical Research
Eligibility Criteria: Prominent physician in the field of aging, both in research and practice
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
BU Recipients: Tom Perls

American Society Aging

Denham Harman Award for Research

Due Date Month: 12/1/19
Purpose: Research
Eligibility Criteria: Honors a person who has made significant contributions to biomedical aging research.
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
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Paul F. Glenn Award

Due Date Month: 12/1/19
Purpose: Research
Eligibility Criteria: Post Doc Research
Nominator Eligibility: Colleagues
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