Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Coll, professor in the UConn Center on Aging and Department of Family Medicine, who has just been elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS).
The AGS is a not-for-profit organization of over 6,000 health professionals devoted to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people. The Society provides leadership to health care professionals, policy makers and the public by implementing and advocating for programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy.
“This is a great honor for Dr. Coll. Being a member of the Board of Directors is a highly competitive position with important leadership responsibilities,” says Dr. George Kuchel, director of the UConn Center on Aging. “Those responsibilities increasingly involve an ongoing dialogue with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the National Institute on Aging, and other federal agencies involved in funding clinical, educational, and research efforts addressing the needs of our aging society.”