February 2024 Updates
Clin-STAR Journey Story
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Clin-STAR Office Hours
February 21, 3-4pm ET
Jennifer Brach PhD, PT, FAPTA

Topics for discussion could include:
  • Rehabilitation – exercise interventions
  • Clinical trials
  • Community-based research
Three 20-minute spots available. Register here.
Register for upcoming Office Hours
Recent Clin-STAR Publications
How to work effectively with medical and data librarians
Kaitlin Fender Throgmorton MLIS, Natalia Festa MD, MBA, Michelle Doering MLS, Christopher R. Carpenter MD, MSc, AGSF, & Thomas M. Gill MD; J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024; doi:10.1111/jgs.18741

Some of the information in this paper was first presented in this Clin-STAR webinar. 
Newly Published! Clin-STAR Corner: Practice-changing advances at the interface of surgery and geriatrics
Teresa S. Jones MD, Xane Peters MD, & Thomas N. Robinson MD, MS; J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024; 1-5; doi:10.1111/jgs.18783
View a full list of Clin-STAR publications
Clin-STAR Funding and Career Development Opportunities
The Clin-STAR Visiting Professor Program is designed to expose clinician-scientists and other faculty and trainees, especially those at institutions lacking robust aging research programs, to leaders in aging research. Up to $3,000 may be requested to cover travel in the U.S., meals, accommodations, honorarium of up to $1,000, and other Visiting Professor activities. Information on how to apply is available here and questions can be sent to andrea@afar.org.
  • Clin-STAR Inflammation Interest Group 
  • Clin-STAR Frailty Research Interest Group
  • Clin-STAR Delirium Research Interest Group 
  • Clin-STAR Exercise and Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group
  • Clin-STAR Aging and Perioperative Research Group
  • Clin-STAR DEIA Interest Group 
If you're interesed in joining a Clin-STAR Interest Group, please contact andrea@afar.org.
Funding and Career Development Opportunities
NIDUS II Pilot Grants
Deadline: February 5, 2024
NIDUS will fund two pilot grants in the amount of $40,000 each, focusing on this year's theme; The Inter-Relationship of Delirium & AD/ADRD. View details and apply here.
STAR offers paid summer internships at NIA Intramural Research Program or the Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias to high school, college, medical/dental school, and graduate students. View details and apply here.
ADA Scholars Program
Deadline: March 7, 2024
The ADA Scholars program is a career development program for early-career professionals who treat and/or research diabetes and its complications. View details and apply here.
Awardees will receive a cash prize of $50,000 and join a global network of innovators with exclusive opportunities to compete for additional funding. View details here.
This 2-day virtual course is intended for surgical clinicians, nurses, and physician assistants internal & external to the Mass General Brigham system. View details and register here.
This annual honorarium recognizes the outstanding contributions of early-career clinician-scientists whose work has the potential to or has led to innovations in patient care. View details and nominate candidates here.
The MERITAS Research Fellowship is a two-year program providing rigorous training in health services research focused on aging and surgery. View details and apply here.
The Butler-Williams Scholars Program provides unique opportunities to gain insight about research on aging from a number of perspectives. The 3-day experience will be held August 21-23, 2024, in Bethesda, MD. View details and apply here.
Recipients of the Andrew P. Goldberg Early Career Award will receive complimentary registration, hotel, and transportation to the ADA's Scientific Sessions, an honorarium of $1,000, and much more. View details and apply here.
Resources
This curriculum provides online training for learners interested in designing and conducting ePCTs for people living with dementia and care partners. Learn more here.
This Multiple Chronic Condition (MCC) online research curriculum is designed for early career investigators. Learn more, and register for full access to helpful resources here.
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