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2025

  • US News and World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 16 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatric care (July)
  • Associate Professor Thomas Dalton, M.D., selected as a member of the Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education (February)

2024

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center recognized as an AGS CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) site (November)
  • Associate Professor Namirah Jamshed, M.D., promoted to Professor (September)
  • US News and World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 27 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatric care (July)
  • Assistant Professor Jessica Voit, M.D., and Elder Life Nurse Specialist Patricia Reyher, M.S.N., R.N., co-leaders of UT Southwestern's Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), hosted a banquet honoring and recognizing the efforts of Comets HELP, a group of UT Dallas pre-med students who engage in weekly volunteer activities at Clements University Hospital (April)
  • Associate Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.S., elected to serve a second three-year term on the American Geriatrics Society Board of Directors (April) 
  • Assistant Professor Deborah Freeland, M.D., accepted into the Tideswell AGS Emerging Leaders in Aging Program at the University of California San Francisco (April)
  • Assistant Professor Neerja Bhardwaj, M.D., M.P.H., appointed to the Dallas County Medical Society Board of Directors (April)
  • Associate Professor Namirah Jamshed, M.D., appointed to the American Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice & Models of Care Committee (April)
  • Associate Professor Sarah Wingfield, M.D., joins the authoring team for the American Geriatrics Society's Geriatrics at Your Fingertips, an annually updated reference that provides access to the specific information clinicians need to make decisions about the care of older adults (April)

2023

  • Assistant Professor Anupama Gangavati, M.B.B.S., promoted to Associate Professor (September)
  • Assistant Professor Sarah Wingfield, M.D., promoted to Associate Professor (September)
  • Assistant Professor Jessica Voit, M.D., receives the 2023 Leaders in Clinical Excellence Rising Star Award (October)

2022

2021

  • Assistant Professor Jessica Voit, M.D., graduated from the LEAD (Leadership in Academic Departments Program for Junior Faculty and Scientists) program with Honors as one of five Dean's Award Winners for her poster, "A UT Southwestern Hospital Elder Life Program: HELP to Reduce Delirium in the Hospital"
  • Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., receives a 2021 University of Texas Regents' Outstanding Teaching award
  • Assistant Professor Deborah Freeland, M.D., and Associate Professor Ravindra Bharadwaj, M.D., join the Geriatric Medicine faculty
  • US News and World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 23 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatric care (July)
  • The Division of Geriatric Medicine welcomes Guy Vin "Binny" Chang, M.D., as a Geriatric Medicine Fellow for the 2021-2022 academic year
  • Associate Professor Namirah Jamshed, M.D., appointed Chair of the Racial Equality Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) committee
  • Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., receives the Distinguished Clinical Science Award (May)
  • Logan Mills, M.D., receives the 2021 Lorraine Sulkin-Schein Medical Student Award in Geriatric Medicine
  • Associate Professor Sarah Wingfield, M.D., named Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency
  • Donald Richards, M.D., receives the 2021 Schein Housestaff award
  • Assistant Professor Manju Mathew, M.D., joins the Geriatric Medicine faculty (February)

2020

  • UT Southwestern Geriatrics receives the 2020 NICHE and ABIM Foundation Choosing Wisely Trailblazer Award, recognizing the clinical team for improving care for older adults in one of the clinical areas identified by the American Academy of Nursing's Choosing Wisely recommendations (November)
  • Assistant Professor Jessica Voit, M.D., accepted into the 2021 Leadership Emerging in Academic Departments (LEAD) Program (November)
  • Associate Professor Namirah Jamshed, M.D., receives the 2020 Leaders in Clinical Excellence Award for the Care of the Vulnerable Elderly (COVE) Program (October)
  • The PREVENTABLE (PRagmatic EValuation of evENTs And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in OldEr adults) study is launched. Funded by the Duke Clinical Research Institute in partnership with the national Institute on Aging and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the study will help generate knowledge and detrmine the value of statins in older adults. The multicenter, randomized study will include about 20,000 participants, making it one of the largest studies in adults 75 years and older.
  • Assistant Professor Thomas Dalton, M.D., promoted to Associate Professor
  • US News and World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 25 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatric care (August)
  • The Dallas Morning News publishes "Adult Children Care for Seniors Half a World Away," about how Assistant Professor Anupama Gangavati, M.B.B.S., keeps tabs on her parents in India (August)
  • Assistant Professor Anupama Gangavati, M.B.B.S., named site investigator for a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded study, "Reducing Disparities in the Quality of Palliative Care for Older African Americans through Improved Advance Care Planning (EQUAL ACP)," is a multisite clinical trial of 800 patients and caregivers that aims to compare the effectiveness of a structured advance care planning approach to a patient-driven, self-management advance care planning approach in: 1) increasing advance care planning among African-American and White older adults with advanced, chronic illness and 2) reducing racial disparities in ACP
  • The Silver Century Foundation publishes, "Older and Wiser – but Dizzier" in which Assistant Professor Anupama Gangavati, M.B.B.S., discusses dizziness (July)
  • The article, "The Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults," co-authored by Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., is published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society (May)
  • Assistant Professor Anupama Gangavati, M.B.B.S., inducted into the newest class of American Geriatrics Society Fellows (May)

2019

  • Assistant Professor Sarah Wingfield, M.D., receives a Geriatrics Academic Career Award from the Health Resources & Services Administration for her project, "Educating Interprofessional Teams to Provide Optimal Perioperative Care for Older Adults"
  • US News & World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 20 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatric care(July)
  • Assistant Professor Thomas Dalton, M.D., selected for the SWAT/OME Fellowship Program
  • The Mildred Wyatt & Ivor P. Wold Center for Geriatric Care receives a certificate of Influenza Immunization Excellence in recognition of consistently providing patient education and awareness of the flu vaccine, one of six clinics recognized as a top contributor to the 2018 flu vaccine campaign (July)
  • Shayna Ratner, M.D., receives the Lorraine Sulkin-Schein Medical Student Award in Geriatric Medicine and the North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Award for Outstanding Medical Student in Psychiatry
  • Asssistant Professor Sarah Wingfield, M.D., chosen for the 2019-2020 Tideswell, American Geriatrics Society, and ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program
  • Assistant Professor Anupama Gangavati, M.B.B.S., joins the Geriatric Medicine faculty
  • Assistant Professor Thomas Dalton, M.D., receives the 2018 Clinical Excellence Rising Star Award (January)
  • Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., selected as a member of the Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education

2018

  • Assistant Professor Jessica Voit, M.D., joins the Geriatric Medicine faculty
  • US News and World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 18 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatric care (August)
  • Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., selected as a member of the Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science ,Education (February)
  • Caitlin Brewer, M.D., and Emily Bowen, M.D., begin fellowship training (July)
  • Joseph Flaherty, M.D., appointed Adjunct Clinical Professor (January)

2017

  • Assistant Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., promoted to Associate Professor (September)
  • Assistant Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., named site investigator for two five-year PCORI grants:
    1. Reducing Disparities in the Quality of Palliative Care for Older African Americans through Improved Advance Care Planning (EQUAL ACP)
    2. Comparative Effectiveness of Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
  • An anonymous donation establishes the Geriatric Medicine Fund in Honor of Craig D. Rubin, M.D. to support the Division of Geriatric Medicine at UT Southwestern
  • US News and World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 24 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatrics 
  • Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., receives a Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
  • Professor Lynne Kirk, M.D., elected Chair of the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education (June)
  • Assistant Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., named the Vice Chair of Ethics Committee for the American Geriatrics Society (April)
  • Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., selected to hold the Sinor/Pritchard (Katy Sinor and Kay Pritchard) Professorship in Medical Education Honoring Donald W. Seldin, M.D. (March)
  • Professor Lynne Kirk, M.D., inducted into the Kenneth I. Shine M.D. Academy of Health Science Education (February)
  • Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., receives the Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research endowed professor collaborative research award for his proposal, "Investigating Bone and Skeletal Muscle Interaction in Men with Prostate Cancer Treated with Androgen Deprivation Therapy"

2016

  • US News and World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 31 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatric care
  • Assistant Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., receives an American Cancer Society Cancer Control Career Development Award
  • Associate Professor Namirah Jamshed, M.D., receives a Practice Change Leaders for Aging and Health award from the Atlantic Philanthropies and John A. Harford Foundation
  • Professor Lynne Kirk, M.D., receives the Platinum Achievement Award for Excellence in Academic Medicine from Texas Medical Association and is named to D Magazine's list of Best Doctors in Geriatrics
  • Professor Lynne Kirk, M.D., named Chair-Elect of the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association
  • Professor Lynne Kirk, M.D., named President-Elect of the UT Health Sciences Academy of Education
  • Assistant Professor Thomas Dalton, M.D., named Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency
  • Assistant Professor Thomas Dalton, M.D., named a Texas Monthly's Super Doctors Rising Star in Geriatric Medicine
  • Assistant Professor Thomas Dalton, M.D., and 12 South staff at Clements University Hospital are instrumental in obtaining a NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) accreditation
  • Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., named an Outstanding Teacher by medical students
  • The Division receives an anonymous donation in the amount of $50,000 for medical student research training and a T35 grant from NIA to support medical student training in aging research

2015

  • Awarded 3rd place prize for the Knowledge and Attitudes surrounding Medical Error Disclosure of Interprofessional Students after Engagement in a Simulated Patient Encounter at the Annual Reynolds meeting in 2015.
  • US News and World Report lists UT Southwestern as No. 43 among the nation's best hospitals for geriatric care

2014

  • The Division receives an anonymous $100,000 gift to support the UT Southwestern Medical Student Training in Aging Research (UT-MSTAR) program
  • Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., named master of Seldin College
  • Assistant Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., selected as a representative of the American Geriatrics Society on the Joint Commission Professional and Technical Advisory Committe for rehabilitation and nursing
  • The Ivor and Mildred Wold Charitable Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas provides a gift of $100,000 to the Southwestern Medical Foundation, which will be added to the Mildred and Ivor P. Wold Center for Geriatric Care endowment

2013

  • The Geriatrics Section, previously within the Division of General Internal Medicine, officially becomes the Division of Geriatric Medicine (September)
  • An educational module developed by Assistant Professor Una E. Makris, M.D., Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., and Medical Illustrator Lindsay Oksenberg, M.A., CMI, "It's My Old Back Again: An Approach to Diagnosing and Managing Back Pain in the Older Adult," receives third place in the Product of the Year competition at the Reynolds Grantees Meeting in St. Louis
  • Assistant Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., receives the Outstanding Committee Service Award from the Ethics Committee of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., receives the Outstanding Committee Service Award from the Ethnogeriatrics Committee of the American Geriatrics Society
  • The UT-SAGE program receives a second place Health Science Education Innovation Award at the Annual Innovations in Health and Science Education Conference (February)
  • The Ivor and Mildred Wold Charitable Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas provides another gift of $100,000 to the Southwestern Medical Foundation, which will be added to the Mildred and Ivor P. Wold Center for Geriatric Care endowment

2012

  • An educational module developed by Professor Philippe Zimmern, M.D., Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., and Medical Illustrator Lindsay Oksenberg, M.A., CMI, "Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly," receives second place in the Product of the Year competition at the Reynolds Grantees Meeting in St. Louis
  • Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., receives first UT Southwestern Innovation in Medical Education Award
  • Assistant Professor Amit Shah, M.D, elected to the UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers
  • The Ivor and Mi.ldred Wold Charitable Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas provides a gift of $100,000 to the Southwestern Medical Foundation, which will be added to the Mildred and Ivor P. Wold Center for Geriatric Care endowment
  • Assistant Professor Roopali Gupta, M.D., receives a UT Health Science Education Small Grant by the UT Academy of Health Science Education (January)
  • Assistant Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., presents a workshop at the American Geriatrics Society meeting, "Feeding Tube Use in Persons with Advanced Dementia: Where Are We Now?"
  • Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., presents a workshop at the American Geriatrics Society meeting, "Don't get Lost in Translation - a Practical Approach to Cultural Competency"
  • Professor Belinda Vicioso, M.D., appointed Program Chair of American Geriatrics Society
  • Professors Craig Rubin, M.D., Vivyenne Roche, M.D., Assistant Professor Amit Shah, M.D., and Professor Belinda Vicioso, M.D., named to U.S. News & World Report's list of top doctors

2011

  • An educational module developed by Mike Singer, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., and Medical Illustrator Lindsay Oksenberg, M.A., CMI, "Numb and Number: A Practical Approach to Periperhal Neuropathy," named Product of the Year at the Reynolds Grantees Meeting in St. Louis
  • Trammell Crow Residential gives $100,000 to support the Margaret and Trammell Crow Distinguished Chair in Alzheimer's and Geriatric Research. Established in 2002, the chair is held by Professor Craig Rubin, M.D.
  • Professor Craig Rubin, M.D., named to the National Quality Forum's (NQF) Resource Use Project: Phase II Bone/Joint Technical Advisory Panel
  • Professor Belinda Vicioso, M.D., receives an American Geriatrics Society Service award at organization's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
  • Professor Belinda Vicioso, M.D., named one of four co-editors of the eighth edition of the Geriatrics Review Syllabus, which is authored by more than 150 experts on the medical care of older persons and contains the latest developments in geriatric medicine
  • Assistant Professor Amit Shah, M.D., named Editor-in-Chief of the Portal of Geriatric Online Education Geriatrics Education Modules (POGOe web-GEM), a national curriculum aims to create a virtual case-based geriatrics curriculum which links the AAMC Geriatrics Competencies to a series of cases for medical students
  • Assistant Professor Amit Shah, M.D., receives Outstanding Lecturer Award from the first-year medical school class for his lectures on geriatrics.
  • Assistant Professor Amit Shah, M.D., selected by the fourth-year medical school class to serve as a Faculty Marshall at the 2011 medical school graduation
  • Professor Vivyenne Roche, M.D., appointed for a three-year term to the American Geriatrics Society Ethnogeriatrics committee of the American Geriatrics Society, a committee that focuses on cultural competencies for health care professionals and addresses health disparities in patient care
  • Assistant Professor Kathryn Eubank, M.D., appointed mentor in Prichard College

2010

  • An educational module developed by Associate Professor Judith Head, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Amit Shah, M.D., and Medical Illustrator Lindsay Oksenberg, M.A., CMI, "SAGE Intrinsic Aging: A Histological Perspective: Skin Module," named Product of the Year at the Reynolds Grantees Meeting in St. Louis
  • Assistant Professor Ramona Rhodes, M.D., receives a Merck/AGS New Investigator award
  • Assistant Professor Roopali Gupta, M.D., receives a five-year HRSA Geriatrics Academic Career Award for her project, "Teaching Interprofessional Learners an Individualized Approach for Geriatric Preventive Medicine"
  • Professor Lynne Kirk, M.D., receives the Distinguished Clinical Science Educator Award of the Year
  • Assistant Professor Kathryn Eubank, M.D., receives the MS4 Core Clerkship Teaching Award
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