In September 2004, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, nationally recognized for their commitment to geriatrics, awarded four leading geriatrics institutions grants to strengthen faculty expertise in geriatrics at academic health centers throughout the United States. Together, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and UCLA form the Donald W. Reynolds Consortium for Faculty Development to Advance Geriatric Education (FD~AGE). With the formation of this Consortium, these four academic leaders are united in setting the course in geriatrics education and guiding the development of geriatrics programs in the United States.
To increase the nation’s capacity to provide geriatric education to physicians, the Donald W. Reynolds FD~AGE Consortium has developed an innovative national faculty development program. This national program is designed t
- Increase the number of geriatricians who have expertise as clinician-educators
- Develop geriatrics teaching skills among non-geriatrician faculty
- Improve the effectiveness of geriatrics faculty at their home institution
Each FD~AGE Consortium member offers training and education programs for clinician-educators that showcase some of the most skilled geriatrics clinical and research faculty in the country. Together, consortium programs will represent a unique collaborative effort, providing a forum for sharing materials and methods in geriatrics education.
The FD~AGE Consortium offers a number of exciting opportunities for a spectrum of learners, from budding geriatricians to established educators. Programs include advanced fellowship training in clinical geriatrics education and mini-fellowships on a variety of themes for clinician educators seeking training in geriatrics education and curriculum development. The Consortium also offers on-site consultations, designed to develop and enhance geriatrics training programs at non-Reynolds funded medical schools and residency programs in the United States.
Donald W. Reynolds (FD~AGE) Program at Johns Hopkins
The FD~AGE Program at the Johns Hopkins University is directed by the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. The Division traces its origin to the clinical programs for chronic care developed at the Baltimore City Hospitals in the 1950's by Mason F. Lord, M.D., a legendary member of the Johns Hopkins faculty who pioneered a multidisciplinary approach to the care of the older patients. These programs evolved to become what is now the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Since its inception in 1983, the Johns Hopkins University Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology has continued to develop a full continuum of geriatrics clinical services and is now one of the largest geriatrics training programs in the United States.
FD~AGE Programs at Johns Hopkins:
- On-Site Consultations: Opportunity for a Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine faculty member or members, to meet with key members of host institutions in order to problem solve and plan the implementation of geriatrics programs or curriculum at the host institution.
- Mini-Fellowship Program: Specific mini-fellowships to expand geriatrics teaching skills of non-geriatricians. Content areas include:
- Targeted geriatrics principles for medical and surgical subspecialty practices with large volumes of geriatric patients, including Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, and Internal Medicine.
- Teaching skills for varied practice settings
- Techniques for identifying teaching opportunities
- Advanced Fellowships for Clinician Educators: Opportunity for a one-year intensive fellowship in teaching methods and educational scholarship following clinical fellowship.
- Scholarships to Johns Hopkins Current Topics in Geriatrics Course: Scholarships for selected non-geriatrician clinician-educators to attend Current Topics in Geriatrics, co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Division of Geriatric Medicine and the American Geriatrics Society.
For more information on the FD~AGE Program at Johns Hopkins, contact:
Laura Gibson
Reynolds Program Coordinator
John H. Burton Pavilion
5505 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224
Tel: (410) 550-3268
FAX: (410-550-2116
Email: lcgibson@jhmi.edu
About the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is a national philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is one of the 50 largest private foundations in the United States. The Foundation launched its Aging and Quality of Life Program in 1996. Its goal remains improving the quality of life for America’s elderly.
