The Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards Program, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies, provides two-year grants of $200,000 to help young faculty initiate and ultimately sustain a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of his/her discipline. The award is named for the late Dennis W. Jahnigen, MD, a leading geriatrician, educator and advocate of introducing geriatrics training into all medical specialty areas.

Segal joined UI Hospitals and Clinics in 2005. He was selected for the program for his proposal, "Enabling Elders with Knee Osteoarthritis Through Reducing Functional Limitations." The study will focus on rehabilitation strategies to optimize function and reduce disability in elders with knee osteoarthritis.

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Neil Segal, MD

John A. Hartford Foundation

American Geriatrics Society