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Symposium

Interdisciplinary

GSA Student Chapters: A Broad Approach to Making This New Initiative Successful at Your Institution—US and Globally

Friday, November 15, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
Location: Room 201
CE: 1.5

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Board of Directors approved the formation of a committee to explore the creation of GSA Student Chapters. As of academic year 2023-24, Phase II of the GSA Student Chapter project is underway and going strong. In this symposium, four GSA student chapter advisors will be presenting on their journey as an advisor in their second year of this project, or just starting up a chapter. The topics will cover undergraduate, post-graduate, and graduate students, as well as students focused on gerontology and health professions education. Presentations include: (1) Opportunities for Integrating Sigma Phi Omega Honor Society Chapter with a GSA Student Chapter; (2) Starting a GSA Student Chapter with Post-Graduate Students in the UK: Opportunities and Challenges; (3) GSA Student Chapter as a Gateway to Undergraduate Student Understanding of Professional Organization Involvement; and (4) Health Professions and Medical Education: How the GSA Student Chapter Enhances Professionalism and Networking.

Learning Objectives:

  • State the benefits for forming a GSA Student Chapter at their institution.
  • Design and implement a GSA Student Chapter at their institution from learning about the processes and procedures.
  • Access and apply the resources and supports for starting a GSA Student Chapter

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    Health Professions and Medical Education: How the GSA Student Chapter Enhances Professionalism and Networking

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Marilyn R. Gugliucci, MA, PhD, FAGHE, FGSA, FAGS, FNAOME (she/her/hers) – University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    Opportunities for Integrating a GSA Student Chapter With a Sigma Phi Omega Honor Society Chapter

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Katarina Friberg-Felsted, PhD, MS, FAGHE, FGSA (she/her/hers) – University of Utah

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    Starting a GSA Student Chapter With Postgraduate Students in the UK: Opportunities and Challenges

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Dialechti Tsimpida, PhD, MSc, SFHEA, CPsychol, AFBPsS (she/her/hers) – University of Southampton

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    GSA Student Chapter as a Gateway to Undergraduate Student Understanding of Professional Organization Involvement

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lauren Bouchard, PhD (they/them/theirs) – Western Oregon University