Year 2002 Leadership in an Aging Society Program Participants

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Year 2003 Intern Roster (including Placement Site)

Name	Status	Placement
DAVID BARRY	Duke Senior Public Policy	Policy Office Alzheimer’s Association
JOCELYN FINA	UNC Senior Public Health	NC Division of Aging
SYLVIA HILL	Duke Grad Student Liberal Studies	Duke LTC Resources Program
ERIC HOEFER	Duke Grad Student Public Policy	Health Section, US House Committee/Business on Ways and Means
LISA JONES	Duke Senior Public Policy	Ohio Department of Aging
CHARLES MATHEWS	Duke Grad Student Public Policy	Boston University School of Medicine
SHARALYN MERRITT	UNC Grad Student Public Health	Friends of Residents in LTC
ANA PANDURO	Duke Senior Political Science Bio. Anthropology	Duke Family Support
MILES TAYLOR	Duke Grad Student Sociology	NC Division on Aging

[ Year 2002 Roster | Year 2001 Roster | Year 2000 Roster | Year 1999 Roster ]

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A Partial Listing of Organizations that Have Hosted Leadership Interns

• Alamance ElderCare, Burlington, NC
• Alzheimer's Association Washington Policy Office, Washington, DC
• American Association of Retired Persons, Federal Affairs,
  Washington, DC
• Boston University School of Medicine
• Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Durham, NC
• Council for Senior Centers and Services, New York City
• Council for Senior Citizens, Durham, NC
• Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, Cincinnati, OH
• Crater District Area Agency on Aging, Petersburg, VA
• Delaware Dept. of Aging, Newcastle, DE
• Duke Center for the Study of Aging
• Duke Clinical Psychology, Durham, NC
• Duke Dept. of Orthopedics, Durham, NC
• Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC
• Duke Family Support Program, Durham, NC
• Duke School of Nursing, Durham, NC
• Durham Affordable Housing Coalition, Durham, NC
• Forest at Duke, Durham, NC
• Friends of Residents in Long Term Care, Raleigh, NC
• General Accounting Office, Washington, DC
• Geriatric Evaluation Clinic, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
• Hospice for the Carolinas, Raleigh, NC
• Jewish Family Service, Durham, NC
• Long Term Care Campaign, Washington, DC
• Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami, FL.
• Muskie School of Public Service, Portland, ME
• National Academy on an Aging Society, Washington, DC
• National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Care Reform, Washington, DC
• National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, DC
• North Carolina Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Hickory, NC
• North Carolina Coalition to Improve End of Life Care
• North Carolina Division of Aging, Raleigh, NC
• North Carolina Division of Facility Services, Raleigh, NC
• North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance, Raleigh, NC
• North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC
• North Carolina Equity, Raleigh, NC
• North Carolina Health Planning Commission, Raleigh, NC
• North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Raleigh, NC
• Orange County Department on Aging, Chapel Hill, NC
• Philadelphia Geriatric Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Program on Aging of the United Nations, New York City, NY
• Senior PHARMAssist, Durham, N.C
• South Carolina Division on Aging, Columbia, SC
• State Legislative Issues Team, AARP, Washington, DC
• Triangle J AAA, Research Triangle Park, NC
• U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC
• U.S. Senate Select Committee on Aging, Washington, DC
• UNC Health Care, Planning and Program Development, Chapel Hill, NC
• UNC Health Policy and Administration, Chapel Hill, NC
• UNC Program on Minority Aging, Chapel Hill, NC
• US House Committee on Ways and Means
• Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, NC
• Veterans Administration Medical Center, Salisbury, NC
  

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DUKE LEADERSHIP IN AN AGING SOCIETY PROGRAM
TOPICS ADDRESSED BY STUDENTS (1999-2002)

• Ethical and legal issues of Alzheimer’s clinical research
• Geriatric care for stroke rehab patients
• Role of social work in end of life care
• Grandparents raising grandchildren
• Generic drug entry into the market
• Falls prevention programs
• Effects of a state LTC insurance tax credit program
• Cultural issues in death and dying
• Ombudsman services in home care
• Development of economic security section of state aging plan
• Patient information for prostate cancer survivors
• Local aging planning
• LTC quality action circles at the local level
• Residency matching outcomes for medical students pursing MPH’s
• Prescription drug benefits for older adults
• Elder rights
• Cost sharing for services policies
• Performance measures for aging services
• State tax relief policies for Alzheimer's victims and their families
• Long term care as an issue in the presidential campaign
• Frontline workforce recruitment and retention in long term care
• Health surveying of African American elders
• Nursing home regulatory oversight by states
• Information and assistance programs for older adults
• Measures and indicators of quality of life in nursing homes
• Outreach to African American elders related to local aging services
• Improving end of life care for individuals in nursing homes
• Improving outcomes for hip replacements through patient education
• Health education for osteoporosis and arthritis
• Medicare policy and reform tracking
• International aging policy from perspective of developing countries
• Evaluation of medication review and education for older adults
• Compliance of Type II diabetes patients with preprandial
  medication schedules
• Effects of informal AIDS caregiving on caregiver social networks and health
• Development of screening tools to aid in early recognition of Alzheimer's
• Adult Care Residences
• Eden alternatives in nursing homes
• Use of civil monetary penalties collected from nursing homes
• Geriatric services administration and development in a university
  medical center
• Implication of the Olmstead Supreme Court decision for disabled adults
• Analysis of potential for restoration of benefits under the Balanced
  Budget Act
• Implementation of the RAI/MDS in a VA Medical Center
• Strategic planning for a medication assistance program for older adults
• Elder rights and regulatory protections
• Effectiveness of outreach to inform low-income seniors about Medicare
  buy-ins
• Nursing home quality of care
• Abilities focused care to improve the functioning of patients with dementia
• Physical indicators of chronic psychosocial stress in employed women
• Predictors of depressive relapse in late life
• Costs associated with inadequate care in nursing homes
• Development of family caregiving programs
• Care innovations for dementia patients in nursing homes
• Stress factors related to family caregiving
• Depression in the elderly
• Senior centers staffing and standards
• Exploring careers in aging - information for undergraduates

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NEXT STEPS ON CAREER PATHS FOR INTERNS*
(1999-2003)

Graduate or Professional Schools

• Stanford Medical School
• Harvard Medical School
• Duke Medical School
• University of Pennsylvania Medical School
• Harvard Law School
• Vanderbilt Law School
• University of Pennsylvania Dental School
• Johns Hopkins Medical School
• Harvard School of Public Health
• Harvard Divinity School
• Duke Law School
• UNC Law School
• UNC Medical School
• UNC School of Public Health
• Case Western Reserve Medical School
• University of Florida Medical School
• Jefferson Medical School
• Fuqua School, Duke (Doctoral Program)
• Eastern Virginia Medical School (Clinical Psychology Internship)
• University of Alabama (Orthopedic Residency)
• Duke University Medical Center (Clinical Psychology Internship)
• Ohio State University (Health Administration Graduate Program)
• Montefiore Medical Center (Clinical Psychology Internship)
• University of Pittsburgh (Clinical Psychology Internship)

Employers/Fellowships

• National Conference of State Legislatures
• US General Accounting Office
• State University of New York Medical Center
• North Carolina Advisory Committee on Cancer Control and Coordination
• California State Legislature (Senate Fellowship)
• Longevity Center (Nigeria)
• Duke School of Nursing Research Program
• Fulbright Award Program
• National Institutes of Health Academy (Research Fellowship Program)
• National Institutes of Health Post Baccalaureate Program
• Hart Fellowship Program, Sanford Institute
• Georgetown University Hospital
• Lutheran Homes, North Carolina
• Cecil Sheps Research Center, UNC-CH
• Stockamp and Associates
• Anderson Consulting
• PharmaResearch, Inc.
  

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Student Internship Application Process

In general, applicants for the Leadership Internship Program should:

• Have graduate student status or be a rising junior or above at the undergraduate level at Duke University or within the UNC System;
  
• Show evidence of leadership potential and a serious interest in aging policy;
  
• Be seeking an internship experience as a first priority (rather than regular employment); and
  
• Demonstrate a sound academic preparation particularly related to strong oral and written communication skills.

Other useful information for potential applicants:

Most internships are for 10-to-12 week summer experiences in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina or Washington, DC.

For detailed information on the application process call:
Sandy Crawford Leak,
Associate Director
Duke Long Term Care Resources Program
919-660-7542

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