Geriatric Training Program Development University of Utah

Grant Summary

To support the development of an emerging geriatrics training program, the John A. Hartford Foundation awarded $90,400 to the University of Utah to support development of fellows and faculty in geriatric medicine. This grant will complement recent local commitments to geriatric medicine and will be used to help develop fellows' research skills and provide travel funds to national conferences to expose future faculty members to experts in aging medicine. This grant was awarded to support Mark A. Supiano, MD, formerly a senior faculty member at the University of Michigan Hartford-funded Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine and Training, in his new position as the director of the division of geriatric medicine at the University of Utah. The Foundation's centers of excellence in Geriatric Medicine and Training program was established in 1988 to develop a critical mass of physician-faculty trained to prepare physicians in the health care needs of older adults. In December, 2005, Foundation Trustees approved a supplement to the program to support the transition of senior faculty from CoEs who have assumed leadership of geriatric programs at other medical schools.