Pioneers in aging: Engaging the specialties of surgery and related disciplines in geriatrics

Training and supporting subspecialty clinician–scientists in aging research through GEMSSTAR and Clin‐STAR

“…Thomas M. Gill MD 1 N. Sherman MS 2 Odette van der Willik 2 Kristine Yaffe MD 3 Jeremy D. Walston MD 4…”

Clin‐Star corner: A new series featuring practice‐changing articles in medical, surgical, and related specialties

“…This initiative leveraged earlier efforts supported through the Dennis W. Jahnigen and T. Franklin Williams Scholars Programs 5–8 . The physicians trained through these programs have created geriatric/aging interest groups within their professional societies that have engaged additional specialists committed to improving the care of older persons 9 . Many of these specialists have made great strides in providing evidence‐based guidance on specific issues pertaining to the approach, diagnosis, and management of older patients for whom they care 10,11 …”

“…[5][6][7][8] The physicians trained through these programs have created geriatric/aging interest groups within their professional societies that have engaged additional specialists committed to improving the care of older persons. 9 Many of these specialists have made great strides in providing evidence-based guidance on specific issues pertaining to the approach, diagnosis, and management of older patients for whom they care. 10,11 To enhance efforts to connect geriatric specialists across disciplines with each other, the NIA recently funded a national platform, Clinician-Scientists Transdisciplinary Aging Research (Clin-STAR) Coordinating Center (https://clin-star.org), which is overseen by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).…”