The Scholars Program is for medical student and resident (PGY 1-3) trainees interested in the prospect of pursuing Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship.   The program provides a comprehensive and engaging platform  to learn more about our field through small group sessions, interactive speed  'career' sessions and inspirational speakers.  Additionally, the Scholars program offers mentorship, career development and professional growth in an engaging, warm and collegial environment. The opportunity to network,  participate actively in AAGP committees and caucuses and attend nationally renowned educational sessions  is  unprecedented and only available through this program.

Benefits

  • $500 to defray the cost of travel to the annual meeting
  • 3 night stay at onsite meeting hotel
  • AAGP meeting registration (two years)
  • AAGP membership (two years)
  • Scholars program includes a full day of programming specific to trainees, a mentor-mentee luncheon, and opportunities to meet program directors and attend AAGP committees/caucuses, as well as general sessions
  • Each Scholar is paired with an AAGP mentor based on career preference and supervised on the completion of a scholarly project

Requirements

By accepting the scholarship, Scholars agree to complete the following requirements:

  • Full participation in the 2024 AAGP Scholars Program at the 2024 AAGP Annual Meeting
  • Completion of a scholarly project related to geriatric psychiatry over the course of the year (required for psychiatry residents, encouraged for medical students)

Application

Application packets should include the
following documents:

  • Application form
  • Applicant’s C.V.
  • Letter of intent and interest from the resident or medical student
  • Bio Sketch (200 words describing your training and accomplishments to be shared with your scholarship donor)
  • Letter of recommendation from a psychiatry or geriatric psychiatry faculty member at your institution

 

Program participants will be announced in early 2024.

For additional information, please phone or email AAGP at 703-556-9222; info@aagponline.org

*Details for Scholar Applications Coming Soon*

Mentor Application

Join AAGP's mentoring network and help influence the next generation of geriatric psychiatrists through AAGP’s Scholars Program. Trainees who are looking for mentors will be matched with those in our mentoring network based upon geographic location and areas of interest. Please provide as much information about yourself as possible in order to help us find the best match for interested trainees. 

*Details for Scholar Mentors Coming Soon*

“I have benefited both as a Scholar and as a mentor, and my continued participation over the years is a highlight of my membership in AAGP.  This unique program provides world class mentoring, career guidance, opportunities for networking and professional growth, and friendship.”

 

- Jordan F. Karp, MD, Professor and Chair,
University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry

Find a Mentor

Are you an AAGP member and interested in finding a geriatric psychiatry mentor? Provide your information here, and AAGP will strive to match you with an individual in our mentoring network based upon geographic location and areas of interest. Please provide details in order to help AAGP find the best match for you.