Cornell's Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care was established in January of 2000 with generous support from an anonymous donor. The mission of the center is to improve the quality-of-life of older adults through an integration of Cornell's Aging Programs in research, clinical care, and teaching. A fundamental principle of the center is the idea that multiple medical and social problems conspire to erode the independence of older people, and therefore only a team approach that marries scientists and clinicians from diverse fields can avert this erosion. Cornell is especially well positioned for such an undertaking because of multiple centers of excellence in aging throughout its campuses, ranging from geriatric depression to social integration of the older adult.

To achieve this mission, the Center performs several functions:

The Center is a great source of information about career development awards in aging, such as The Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars Program. Another great site for a listing of these awards can be found at the American Geriatrics' Society site.

The Center serves as clearing house for Cornell investigators involved in translational research, who are looking to move their basic research or health services research discoveries into clinical practice so that they might improve the quality of life of older adults.

The Center serves as a home for medical students interested in pursuing a career in geriatric medicine. Many students from Cornell and other institutions partake in our Medical Student Summer Scholar Program in Aging, funded generously by The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation and administered by the American Federation for Aging Research. The Center is administered by the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. An Executive Committee is responsible for the day to day operations of the center, and an internal advisory committee assists the executive committee in linking the center to other scientific activities at Cornell.

For more information on the Cornell Summer Geriatrics Program or the Geriatric Interest Group please contact the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology at (212) 746-1729.