Inspiring and Sustaining an Aging Research Career Through the Ups and Downs of Life

Sponsored by the Research Committee
 

Co-Moderators: Christine Liu, MD & Kah Poh Loh, MD, MS, FASCO, FACCC, AGSF

Panelists: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH; Thomas K.M. Cudjoe, MD, MPH, MA; Sara E. Espinoza, MD; Kenneth Schmader, MD 

The AGS Research Committee and the Research Methods Subcommittee have coordinated this unique and timely session to facilitate an exchange of strategies among aging researchers for maintaining resilience throughout an aging research career lifespan. This session will feature representatives from pivotal stages of training: medical school, fellowship, junior faculty, mid-career faculty, senior faculty and retirement. These representatives were selected to highlight the unique challenges inherent at each juncture of an aging research career. We will harness their extensive and varied experience to delineate vital strategies for surmounting these challenges and sustaining resilience. In addition, we will explore avenues through which we can collectively bolster and fortify the broader community of aging researchers.