This program provides two-year fellowship programs and/or one-year retraining programs for physicians, dentists, and behavioral and mental health professionals who teach or plan to teach geriatric medicine, geriatric dentistry, or geriatric behavioral and mental health.
* Program details: Go to <http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/> and scroll down to HRSA-07-109 to get additional details and find the application link.
Deadline June 6, 2007
Funding Priority: "Administrative Funding Priority: Training and Retraining of Faculty in Geriatrics. An administrative funding priority of ten (10) points is available to qualified applicants who devote significant resources to the statutory purpose to support the training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in geriatrics. Topics should include, but are not limited to, clinical services, research,teaching,experiential learning, administration and policy. "
-- Merla Arnold, RN, PhD Licensed Psychologist - Registered Nurse Psychological Services, Behavioral Health Counseling, Consultation and Education Focused on the Needs of Older Adults Western Suffolk/Eastern Nassau Counties, LI, NY Assisted Living Communities (631) 271-9863
