Geriatric Academic Career Awards (93.250)
Program
93.250 Geriatric Academic Career Awards
Federal Agency
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Authorization
Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 753(c), 42 U.S.C. 294c, as amended; Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, Public Law 105-392.
Program Number
93.250
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To increase the number of junior faculty at accredited schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine and to promote the development of their careers as academic geriatricians. Awards provide financial incentives for junior faculty to pursue academic careers in geriatrics.
Types of Assistance
Direct Payments for Specified Use.
Uses and Use Restrictions
As provided by Section 753(c)(5) of the authorizing legislation, an individual receiving an award under this subsection shall provide training in clinical geriatrics, including the training of interdisciplinary teams of health care professionals. The provision of such training shall constitute at least 75 percent of the obligations for individuals under this award.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
An individual must be: (1) Board certified or Board eligible in internal medicine, family practice, or psychiatry; (2) have completed an approved fellowship program in geriatrics; and (3) have a junior faculty appointment at an accredited school of medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Junior faculty at accredited schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine.
Credentials/Documentation
Junior faculty appointment with accredited by a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine. U.S. Citizen, non-citizen national or foreign national possessing a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. Career development plan; board certified or board eligible in internal medicine, family medicine or psychiatry; and completion of approved fellowship in geriatrics.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
The new URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr) Grants Page is http://bhpr/hrsa.gov/grants2002/index.htm. This year BHPr has decided to use Adobe Acrobat and Word to publish its grant documents on the Web page. In order to download, view and print Adobe Acrobat documents, you will need a copy of Adobe Web Reader. This can be obtained without charge from the Internet by going to the Adobe Web page www.abode.com and downloading the version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader which is appropriate for your operating system, i.e., Windows, Unix, Macintosh, etc. A set of more detailed instructions on how to download and use the Adobe Acrobat Reader can be found on the BHPr Grants Web page under "Notes on this WWW Page."
Award Procedure
Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from the Headquarters Office.
Deadlines
Application deadlines can be obtained via the internet at: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants2002/applications/gaca.htm.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Progress reports must be submitted each year.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Project periods are for 5 years.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
A progress report must be submitted annually.
Audits
None.
Records
None.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2001, 14 continuations awards were issued. In fiscal year 2002, it is estimated that 20 new awards will be made. In fiscal year 2003 no awards are anticipated.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations
FY 02 $820,000; FY 03 est $820,000; and FY 04 est $0.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
From $50,000 adjusted by Consumer Price Index annually.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Pertinent information may be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Health Professions Grants Office, Grants Management Branch, Room 8C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-6880.
Related Programs
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Program Contact: Kathleen Bond, Division of State, Community, and Public Health, Health Professions, Health Resources Services Administration, Room 8-05, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-8681. Grants Management Contact: Mark Wheeler, Grants Management Officer, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Service Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 8C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-6960.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Recipients of the Geriatric Academic Career Awards have chosen a wide range of topics in geriatric care to devote to their teaching including, for example: overall geriatric assessment; geriatric rehabilitation; interdisciplinary care for the chronically ill and the development of chronic disease State "glide paths"; effective clinical teaching of palliative care for the elderly; geropharmacy and nutrition; acute care of the elderly; culturally competent care of the elderly; infection control interventions in long-term care; development of reviews on organ system normative aging; special issues in the delivery of rural health care by family practitioners and in the design and implementation of community-based programs that allow the frail elderly to remain in their homes.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Rating of the Geriatric Academic Career Award applications will be based on the following review criteria: (1) Potential of the applicant to develop excellence in academic, clinical and (where appropriate) research activities (25 percent); (2) potential of the applicant to become an outstanding teacher, resource person and leader in educational, clinical and (where appropriate) research programs related to the mission of the Geriatric Academic Career Award Program (20 percent); (3) degree to which the application demonstrates that the program requirements will be met (15 percent); (4) Quality of the proposed career development plan to enhance pedagogical and leadership skills (20 percent); and (5) demonstrated commitment of the institution to provide a supportive environment that will promote the development of the applicant as a successful academic geriatrician (20 percent).
