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Career Resources Now Available!
The MGS is pleased to announce the following resources to assist in planning for a career in geriatrics or gerontology
Geriatric Training Programs in Maine
Career Paths and Ladders in Geriatrics and Gerontology
Presented by
Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Ph.D.,FGSA, FAGHE
Director Geriatric Education and Research
University of New England
College of Osteopathic Medicineat the 17th Annual Rural Geriatric Conference
May 31-June 1, 2007
Workshop Materials
MGS Seeks to Partner with Other Organizations to Plan Educational Programming
MGS is interested in promoting partnerships, including co-sponsorships or working agreements, with organizations and associations as a means of offering a wide range of educational programs related to aging, practice, research and policy development in the state of Maine. Creative options for partnerships are encouraged including, conferences, training workshops, symposia, colloquia, and other forums as learning venues for medical, health care, and social service professionals, academics, students, policy makers, and others interested in the field of aging.
Please contact a member of the Maine Gerontological Society Board of Directors to discuss any ideas that you may have.
The Maine Gerontological Society (MGS) is a statewide association of individuals interested in issues impacting older adults in the state of Maine. The Society has the charge of serving as the leading interdisciplinary association on aging in the state focusing on aging education, practice and research in policy perspective.
The Society is dedicated to giving equal voice to the diverse interests of the academic, practice and general communities and promoting active participation by administrators and planners, policymakers, practitioners, educators, researchers, business people, students, older adults, and others.
Programs of the MGS emphasize the offering of education and training opportunities for those who want to be well informed and play an active role in shaping aging policy and services in the years to come. The fact that Maine is the oldest state in the nation in terms of the age of its citizenry insures that the Society will continue to have a crucial role to play in the years ahead.
Current and Planned Benefits
- Educational program discounts
- Access to the MGS List Serve
- Receipt of an annual directory of members
- A copy of the Maine Policy Review’s special issue on “Aging in Maine” (Fall 2003) (First 150 membership applications received)
- Opportunities to present at MGS professional conferences and workshops
- Opportunities to network with other professionals interested in aging issues
- Access to the MGS E-Newsletter
- Access to remote teleconferences and symposia
The Maine Gerontological Society is pleased to announce the launch of the MGS Newsletter to be realeased electronically via email to MGS listserv members and the MGS website. The MGS newsletter will serve a vehicle for communicating important issues in aging statewide as well as resource sharing among MGS members. We welcome newsletter submissions from interested parties. If you would like to contribute to a future issue please email MGS Secretary Sharon Berz at sberz@aroostookaging.org.
Newsletter issues:
- Issue 1 (Winter 2006)
- Issue 2 (Summer 2006)
- Issue 3 (Fall/Winter 2006)
- Issue 4 (Spring 2007)
- Issue 5 (Summer 2007)
- Issue 6 (Fall/Winter 2007)
- December 2007
- January 2008
- February 2008
- March 2008
- April 2008 Just published
The Maine Gerontological Society is pleased to be a sponsor of this year's 18th Annual Bar Harbor Rural Geriatric Conference: Where Policy Meets Practice. The conference will be held in Bar Harbor on June 12-13, 2008 at the Bar Harbor Regency Hotel.
For more information click here to view the conference brochure.
Previous MGS Conferences:
The 17th Annual Rural Geriatric Conference: Community Mobilization Around Aging in Maine
The Maine Gerontological Society is pleased to have been a co-sponser the 17 Annual Rural Geriatric Conference Held in Bar Harbor, Maine May 31-June 1, 2007. During the conference, the MGS kicked off its "100 new members" marketing campaign.
View the 2007 conference brochure here.
Conference Highlights:
MGS Annual Conference 2006
Aging in Rural Maine: Integrating Policy and Practice
The 2006 Annual MGS Conference was held on June 1-2, 2006 in conjunction with the annual conference of the Bar Harbor Rural Geriatric Planning Committee.
Here are some highlights from the conference:
View the 2006 Conference Details (PDF)
MGS Annual Conference 2005
At the Crossroads: Aging Policy in Maine
The Maine Gerontological Society was proud to offer the unique educational opportunity "At the Crossroads: Aging Policy in Maine."Over 170 people from around the state attended MGS's premier 2005 educational event, which highlighted the policy needs, desires and aspirations of Maine's aging citizens.
As an officially designated U.S. White House Conference on Aging event, the two day program culminated in written recommendations on the most crucial aging issues. Those recommendations were drawn directly from the experiences and expertise of conference attendees.
President:
Lenard W. Kaye, DSW, PhD
Orono, ME
Vice President:
Marilyn R. Gugliucci, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE
Biddeford, ME
Treasurer:
Roberta E. Downey, MPA
Bangor, ME
Secretary:
Sharon Ann Berz, LCSW-cc
Presque Isle, ME
Amy Cotton, MSN, APRN, BC
FNGNA
Bangor, ME
Peggy Haynes, MPA
Portland, ME
Durward Huffman, EdD, PE
Presque Isle, ME
Jacqueline Kelly, RNC
Poland, ME
Graham Newson, MA
Augusta, ME
Don Sharland, MSW
Saco, ME
Mary Walsh, MEd
Augusta, ME
Elizabeth White, MD
Lewiston, ME
Contact the Maine Gerontological Society:
Marilyn R. Gugliucci, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE Durward Huffman, EdD, PE Lenard W. Kaye, DSW, PhD Michael Brady, PhD Jennifer Crittenden, MSW Malcolm Little, PhD Charlie Stewart, LSW Anne M. Summer, RN, PA Shirar Wilder Margaret Pratt Witherby, LCSW (and all members of the Board of Directors as specified in the MGS bylaws) Elizabeth White, MD
Sharon Ann Berz, L.C.S.W.-cc
Secretary (MGS)
c/o Aroostook Agency on Aging
33 Davis St.
Presque Isle, ME 04769
sberz@aroostookaging.org
(207) 764-3396
