# Research Training in Geriatric Medicine

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2024 · $636,486

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
 Support is requested for continuation of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Aging
Research Training Program. The principal goal of the Aging Research Training Program is to prepare clinician-
investigators for careers in aging research, particularly within academic Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and in
other clinical disciplines that play a major role in caring for older adults. The program places special focus on
Patient-Oriented Aging Research, although exceptional investigators from all domains of aging research are
welcome.
 The Aging Research Training Program aims to develop skills in key areas, including formulation of
research questions, design of observational and experimental studies, techniques for execution of study
design, critical analysis and interpretation of findings, verbal and written scientific communication, and career
development strategies including pathways of entry into successful research careers. The Program has three
concurrent components. The first component is an intensive curriculum in clinical research methods,
culminating in a master's degree. The second component is a series of interactive and “case-based” seminars
related to aging research, including weekly research works-in-progress conferences. The third component is a
mentored research project, which is the cornerstone of the training experience. The program culminates in
presentation of research findings at national scientific meetings, submission of at least two peer-reviewed
research reports for publication, and preparation of a grant application.
 The Aging Research Training Program attracts highly qualified MD and PhD candidates. Trainees are
selected for their potential to establish themselves as independent investigators and academic leaders in aging
research. Over the last 6 funding cycles, the program has succeeded in recruiting and retaining outstanding
trainees and progressing fellows into research-oriented faculty positions with a high success rate in obtaining
competitive career development awards.
 In recent years we have had to turn away outstanding applicants interested in aging research. Our
program is already full, contingent on funding, for the next two years. Being full limits our ability to attract
candidates interested in aging research to our clinical geriatrics fellowship, which is the core feeder program
for the Aging Research Training Program. Therefore, we request funding for three postdoctoral fellows in each
of two research training years, a modest increase compared to prior years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10830375
- **Project number:** 5T32AG000212-32
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** Alexander Keliimoeanu Smith
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $636,486
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1991-09-01 → 2028-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10830375

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10830375, Research Training in Geriatric Medicine (5T32AG000212-32). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10830375. Licensed CC0.

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