CAREER LEADERSHIP AWARD

环境和进一步发展老龄化研究和培训的承诺，以及最近在老年医学领域招聘的一位国际知名领导者，使这成为埃默里大学NIA职业领导奖的绝佳时机。老年研究中心的发展是医学院和埃默里大学韦斯利伍兹中心战略计划的重中之重。该奖项将成为该中心发展的重要基石和催化剂。自从两年半前调到埃默里大学以来，候选人约瑟夫·g·奥斯兰德（Joseph G. Ouslander）医学博士在扩大老龄化研究和培训项目方面取得了重要进展。他目前的领导职位包括老年医学和老年医学部门主任，亚特兰大退伍军人康复研究与发展中心主任，韦斯利伍兹中心专业服务副总裁及其专业跨学科战略委员会主席，这些职位使他能够充分利用该奖项提供的支持。该奖项的总体目标是协调老龄化研究，促进跨学科研究和培训活动的进一步发展，特别关注长期护理环境中的体弱老年人，并为Emory和Wesley Woods建立老龄化中心提供基础设施支持和领导。该奖项的支持对于解决我们项目中需要进一步发展的两个重要领域至关重要：具有强大跨学科合作的老龄化研究，以及相对缺乏长期护理环境中体弱老年人的研究。该奖项将通过四个具体目标来实现，包括：制定和实施加强跨学科老龄化研究的战略；一个跨学科的试点老龄化研究计划；发展一个有兴趣参与研究和培训项目的长期护理机构联盟；并开展和实施跨学科的培训活动。每个具体目标的成果将利用若干量化措施加以仔细跟踪和评估。

The environment and commitment to further develop aging research and training, and the recent recruitment of an internationally respected leader in Geriatric Medicine, make this an extremely opportune time for an NIA Career Leadership Award at Emory University. The development of a Center on Aging is a top priority in the strategic plans of both the Medical School and Wesley Woods Center of Emory University. This Award will serve as a critical building block and catalyst in the development of this Center. Since his relocation to Emory two and one-half years ago, the candidate, Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D., has made important progress in expanding aging research and training programs. His current leadership positions, which include Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Director of the Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, and Vice President for Professional Services at Wesley Woods Center and chair of its Professional Interdisciplinary Strategic Committee, place him in an excellent position to capitalize on the support provided by this Award. The overall goals of this Award are to coordinate aging research, to facilitate the further development of interdisciplinary research and training activities with a special focus on frail older adults in long term care settings, and to provide infrastructure support and leadership as Emory and Wesley Woods develop a Center on Aging. Support from this Award will be critical in addressing two important areas needing further development in our program: aging research with strong interdisciplinary collaboration, and a relative lack of research on frail older adults in long term care settings. The goals of this Award will be accomplished by four specific aims, including: the development and implementation of strategies to enhance interdisciplinary aging research; an interdisciplinary pilot aging research program; the development of a Consortium of long term care facilities interested in participating in research and training programs; and the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training activities. The outcomes of each specific aim will be carefully tracked and evaluated utilizing a number of quantitative measures.