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Geriatric Teaching Day(s)

March 28-29, 2008

Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PhD 

2008 Visiting Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Public Health
Chief of the Geriatrics Section
Boston University Medical Center

Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Public Health and Chief of the Geriatrics Section at Boston University Medical Center (BUMC), has had 15 years of continuous federal research grant support, with a focus on chronic illness care in older adults. Her primary focus has been on breast cancer care in older women, with current principal investigator funding including two R01s and a K05 Established Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute. Her K05 was renewed successfully in July 2006 in recognition of her outstanding track record in mentoring and innovative research in cancer prevention and control in older adults. Dr. Silliman is a leader in the emerging field of Geriatric Oncology and serves as a key mentor for trainees at all levels who are pursuing careers in aging research. She is principal investigator of the NIA-funded Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine for medical students; the Boston University Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH K12); and the John A. Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence In Geriatrics. Dr. Silliman has been a co-investigator/faculty member for Boston University’s Clinical Research Training Program (CREST [K30]) since its initial funding in 1999 and oversees research training for Boston Medical Center’s Geriatric Medicine fellows. Over the past 10 years she has mentored nine junior faculty and fellows in geriatric medicine and 20 faculty, clinical fellows, and graduate students in cancer prevention and control focused on older adults. At the national level, Dr. Silliman serves as vice-chair of Research Committee for American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and chairs the AGS Abstract Selection Committee for the Society’s annual meeting. Dr. Silliman has served as Chief of the Geriatrics Section at BUMC for over seven years and was selected as a John A. Hartford Geriatrics Leadership Scholars Program awardee in 2004. She has extensive study section experience and currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.

Sponsored by Meyers Primary Care Institute, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rosalie Wolf Interdisciplinary Geriatric Health Care Research Center

Visiting Gerontology Institute Fellow

University Of Massachusetts BOSTON

The Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston seeks applicants for a visiting fellow during the 2007/8 and 2008/9 academic years. The fellow is expected to pursue a research project that fits within the Institute’s priority areas and to contribute to Institute endeavors through such activities as lectures, workshops, brief seminars, assistance with publications, assistance with grant writing, or participation in program development. We are particularly interested in contributions that will lead to joint projects with Institute faculty. One fellow will be appointed and will receive a stipend of $24,000 each academic year. One fellow will be in residence for three months during the Spring semester of 2008 (January 28 through May 14), the second fellow will be in residence either during the 2008 Fall or 2009 Spring Semester. The fellow should have an established record in Gerontology. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae; a letter of application specifying semester of residence; their research plans during residence, as well as their plans for other contributions to the Institute; and copies of 4-5 recent publications. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Applications should be sent to:
Maximiliane E. Szinovacz, Director, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393. Visit our website at http://www.geront.umb.edu/inst/ for further information about the Institute. For additional information contact Maxi Szinovacz at 617 287 7320 or maxi.szinovacz@umb.edu.