American Geriatrics Society(AGS)

Address: c/o The Empire State Building, 350 5th Ave., Ste. 801 New York, NY 10118 USA
Contact Name: Barondess, Linda Hiddemen
Phone: (212) 308-1414
Fax: (212) 832-8646
Email: info@americangeriatrics.org
URL: http://www.americangeriatrics.org

Founded: 1942
Members: 6,022
Membership dues: physician, $260 annual; health care professional, $210 annual; associate resident/fellow/post graduate trainee, $75 annual; student, $40 annual.
Staff: 21
Computer Services: Mailing lists.
Committees: Annual Meeting Program; Clinical Practice; Education; Ethics; Ethnogeriatrics; Nominations; Professional Education Executive; Public Policy; Research.
Budget: $2,700,000

Description: Professional society of physicians and other health care professionals interested in problems of the aged. Encourages and promotes the study of geriatrics; stresses the importance of medical research in the field of aging. Conducts seminars.

Awards: AWARDS: Clinical Investigation Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: recognition. RECIPIENT: for an outstanding investigator. * Dennis W. Jahnigen Memorial Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: recognition. RECIPIENT: for a member who has provided leadership to train students in geriatrics. * Edward Henderson Student Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: recognition. RECIPIENT: for a medical student who has demonstrated excellence in geriatrics. * Milo D. Leavitt Student Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: recognition. * Nascher/Manning Award. FREQUENCY: biennial. TYPE: grant. RECIPIENT: for excellence in clinical geriatrics. * Student Research Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: grant. RECIPIENT: for an outstanding student abstract.

Publications: AGS Newsletter, bimonthly. Includes information on public policy issues of concern to members, upcoming courses, events, publications, and annual meeting. PRICE: free. CIRCULATION: 11,000. ADVERTISING: accepted. ALTERNATE FORMATS: online. * Annals of Long-Term Care, monthly. Journal. Contains articles, abstracts and meeting notices. PRICE: included in membership dues; $95.00 for nonmembers in U.S.; $145.00 for nonmembers outside U.S. * Clinical Geriatrics. Journal. Focuses on clinical and practical issues related to the treatment and management of older patients. * Doorway Thoughts: Cross-Cultural Health Care for Older Adults. Book. PRICE: $14.95 for members; $21.95 for nonmembers. * Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine. * Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, monthly. Includes original articles, abstracts of geriatric literature, book reviews, employment listings, and notices of meetings, courses, and symposia. PRICE: included in membership dues; $290.00 /year for nonmembers (the Americas); EUR 377.00 /year for nonmembers (Europe); L251.00 /year for nonmembers (rest of the world). ISSN: 0002-8614. CIRCULATION: 9,800. ADVERTISING: accepted.

Conventions / Meetings: annual meeting (exhibits) - May.