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The AAGP Scholars Program: Predictors of Pursuing Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Training
Document Type
article
Source
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 29(4)
Subject
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
Clinical Sciences
Aging
Behavioral and Social Science
Adult
Aged
Fellowships and Scholarships
Female
Geriatric Psychiatry
Humans
Internet
Male
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Geriatric psychiatry
recruitment
medical education
fellowship training
Public Health and Health Services
Cognitive Sciences
Geriatrics
Clinical sciences
Health services and systems
Clinical and health psychology
Language
Abstract
ObjectiveThe American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) Scholars Program was developed to recruit trainees into geriatric psychiatry fellowships and is considered a pipeline for fellowship recruitment. Nonetheless, the number of trainees entering geriatric psychiatry fellowship is declining, making it important to identify modifiable factors that may influence trainees' decisions to pursue fellowship. We analyzed survey data from Scholars Program participants to identify demographic characteristics, attitudes toward program components, and behaviors after the program that were independently associated with the decision to pursue fellowship.MethodsWeb-based surveys were distributed to all 289 former Scholars participants (2010-2018), whether or not they had completed geriatric psychiatry fellowships. We conducted a hierarchical binary logistic regression analysis to examine demographics, program components, and behaviors after the program associated with deciding to pursue geriatric psychiatry fellowship.ResultsSixty-one percent of Scholars decided to pursue geriatric psychiatry fellowship. Attending more than one AAGP annual meeting (relative variance explained [RVE] = 34.2%), maintaining membership in the AAGP (RVE = 28.2%), and rating the Scholars Program as important for meeting potential collaborators (RVE = 26.6%) explained the vast majority of variance in the decision to pursue geriatric psychiatry fellowship.ConclusionNearly two-thirds of Scholars Program participants decided to pursue geriatric psychiatry fellowship, suggesting the existing program is an effective fellowship recruitment pipeline. Moreover, greater involvement in the AAGP longitudinally may positively influence Scholars to pursue fellowship. Creative approaches that encourage Scholars to develop collaborations, maintain AAGP membership, and regularly attend AAGP annual meetings may help attract more trainees into geriatric psychiatry.