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The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry’s Scholars Program: A Model Program for Recruitment into Psychiatric Subspecialties

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The authors would like to acknowledge the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry’s leadership, staff, and members for their generous support.

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  1. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Kirsten M. Wilkins, Michelle Conroy & Paul D. S. Kirwin

  2. VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA

    Kirsten M. Wilkins, Michelle Conroy & Paul D. S. Kirwin

  3. McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA

    Brent Forester

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Drs. Wilkins, Conroy, and Kirwin have no disclosures to report. Dr. Forester reports grants and consulting from Eli Lilly, grants from Biogen, Assurex, Rogers Family Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health, all outside the submitted work.

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Wilkins, K.M., Forester, B., Conroy, M. et al. The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry’s Scholars Program: A Model Program for Recruitment into Psychiatric Subspecialties. Acad Psychiatry 41, 688–692 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-017-0704-6

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