# Patient-Centered Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Research and Mentoring Program

> **NIH NIH K24** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $187,938

## Abstract

Project Summary
The aims of this proposal are to 1) develop the candidate's capacity for research, leadership, and mentorship
through career development in clinical trials, building and leading national collaborations, and mentoring, 2) to
expand her mentorship of promising junior investigators in patient-oriented aging research, and 3) to pursue an
innovative research direction to develop and evaluate person-centered interventions to optimize medication
use in older people with multiple chronic conditions that will serve as a platform to engage an expanding group
of mentees. The candidate, a geriatrician who practices in a primary care clinic, has established a nationally-
and internationally-recognized, high impact, well-funded independent clinical research program with an
outstanding publication record. In the 14 years since completing her geriatrics fellowship, she has established
herself as a successful mentor of trainees from all levels who have published high-impact research, obtained
funding and necessary research skills, and continue to conduct patient-oriented research. The candidate has
developed a robust research portfolio focused on patient-centered care for older adults, particularly those with
multiple chronic conditions. The candidate's work to date has been transformative both within aging and in
other fields by shifting attention from a disease-specific approach to care to one that recognizes that most older
adults live with multiple chronic conditions. The candidate has a strong track record of research funding from
AHRQ, PCORI and the NIA to improve the generation and synthesis of evidence to better inform the care of
people with multiple chronic conditions, and to develop patient- and family-centered approaches to care of
older adults with multiple chronic conditions. This proposal will provide the candidate with protected time to
increase her expertise, expand her mentoring program, and develop new research focused on optimal
medication prescribing to improve patient-centered outcomes for this population. The candidate will further
develop a formal mentoring program for the engagement and development of high-caliber mentees who will
serve as the next generation of leaders in patient-oriented research for aging populations. She will work with
each mentee to implement a focused career development plan in which they complete research projects and
develop skills including grant and scientific writing, study design, and presentation skills necessary to be
successful independent patient-oriented investigators. The outstanding environment for aging research and
clinical research training at Johns Hopkins is fundamental to this proposal.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10190751
- **Project number:** 5K24AG056578-05
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** CYNTHIA Melinda BOYD
- **Activity code:** K24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $187,938
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-15 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10190751

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10190751, Patient-Centered Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Research and Mentoring Program (5K24AG056578-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10190751. Licensed CC0.

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