Mid-career faculty development awards in geriatrics: does retraining work?
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the success of a mid-career physicians faculty retraining in geriatric medicine.


METHODS
Written survey of participants in the John Hartford Foundation's Mid-Career Faculty Development Program (1984-1988).


METHODS
Four well established geriatric fellowship training programs.


METHODS
The 29 physicians who received John Hartford Foundation awards.


RESULTS
Twenty-one (87%) of 24 respondents felt that the fellowship year had either a "major" or "significant" impact on their careers, and 87% also spend a significant portion of their time training others in geriatrics.


CONCLUSIONS
This 4-year experiment in mid-career faculty retraining in geriatrics suggests that this approach is a viable alternative to traditional 2-year fellowships for helping to reduce the shortage of faculty in geriatric medicine.
Robbins
L J
LJ
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000592:standards*; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000592:standards*; D005582:Foundations; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States