We invite you to join us on Tuesday, December 1 from 12:00–1:00 pm ET for the Jack Cogan Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds, featuring Dr. Amit Shah, geriatrician and nationally recognized clinician-educator at Mayo Clinic. A catered reception will follow from 1:00–2:00 pm ET.
The lecture series honors Jack Cogan‘s inspiring legacy and celebrates the art of aging well, emphasizing the importance of lifestyle, mindset, and nurturing vitality throughout one’s life, especially in later years.
LECTURE
“Adding Life to Your Years: Finding Hope and Meaning While Aging”
SPEAKER
Amit Shah, MD, FACP, AGSF
Consultant and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona Specialties: Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Hospice/Palliative Care
Dr. Shah is passionate about medical education and teaching trainees about the care of the older adult. Dr. Shah graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Illinois Chicago and then geriatric medicine and clinician-educator fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. From 2007-2014, he was at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas where he co-led the Southwestern Aging and Geriatrics Education (SAGE) program and served as the internal medicine clerkship director. At UT Southwestern, he was selected as graduation faculty marshal four times, and received the outstanding teacher award from the M1 and M2 classes several times.
After joining Mayo Clinic in 2014, he was involved in the founding and startup of the Arizona campus of the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. He has served as Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, member of the Admissions Operations Committee, and then as Associate Dean of Student Affairs until June 2024. He currently co-leads the longitudinal geriatrics curriculum at Mayo Clinic, called “Senior Sages” and directs the geriatrics rotation for the internal medicine residency program. In recognition of his efforts in medical education, he received the Mayo Clinic Dean’s Recognition Award in 2023. In recognition of his clinical excellence, he was awarded the Mayo Clinic Arizona Department of Internal Medicine Physician of the Year Award in 2026.
Nationally, he is the senior director and editor-in-chief of the American Geriatrics Society/Aquifer national case-based curriculum for geriatrics education for MD, DO, NP, and PA students, which has >600,000 case completions to date. He was awarded the American Geriatrics Society’s 2018 Outstanding Mid-Career Clinician Educator of the Year Award in recognition of these efforts.
REGISTRATION
Register: In-Person Attendance
Lecture: 12:00–1:00 pm ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), 45 Francis St. Boston, MA
Catered Reception: 1:00–2:00 pm ET
Brigham Education Institute, Thorn Building, Room 127D at 75 Francis St. Boston, MA
Those unable to attend in-person may attend online: Online (Zoom) Registration
This event is open to all and free to attend.