Medical Student Training in Aging Research Program Renewal
Grant Summary
This renewal grant for the Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program will fund up to 330 new participants. Since 1993, the MSTAR program has provided a focused eight- to-twelve-week research, didactic, and clinical experience for 1,354 medical students at designated geriatrics training centers around the country. The program is designed to encourage students early in their education to consider careers in academic or clinical geriatrics, or in aging-focused careers in other specialties by providing an intellectually stimulating, supportive, and positive educational experience in geriatric medicine.
Grant Details
Organization
American Federation for Aging Research, Inc.
Status
Closed
Primary Contact
Odette van der Willik
odette@afar.org
Program Officer
Marcus Escobedo
Location
New York, New York