Medicine Grand Rounds with U of A GGP Division Chief & ACOA Director Mindy Fain, MD

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College of Medicine – Tucson Lecture Hall, AHSC Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721

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Topic

“Death by Bedrest: Hazards of Hospitalization for Older Adults”

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Presenter

Mindy J. Fain, MD
Dr. Fain is a University of Arizona professor of medicine and nursing, chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, director of the U of A Center on Aging and holder of The Anne and Alden Hart Endowed Chair in medicine. She is board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine, and completed advanced executive leadership training through the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.

A nationally recognized clinician-scholar, Dr. Fain’s academic work spans more than four decades and reflects sustained impact across clinical innovation, workforce development and geroscience. She has authored and co-authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications, scholarly book chapters and invited reviews. Her work has advanced understanding of frailty and resilience, trauma outcomes in older adults, cognitive aging, home-based primary care, long COVID in aging populations, and technology-enabled fall detection and mobility assessment. Her publications appear in leading journals, including Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the American Journal of Medicine and Geroscience, reflecting interdisciplinary collaboration across medicine, public health, engineering and neuroscience.

Dr. Fain has been continuously funded as a principal investigator or co-investigator on federal and foundation grants supporting geriatrics education, workforce development, health system innovation and translational aging research. She currently serves as principal investigator of the HRSA-funded Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (AZ-GWEP), extending geriatrics training and quality improvement initiatives statewide, including tribal, rural and underserved communities. She is multi-principal investigator of the NIH-funded R25 MSTEM THRIVE program, building the next generation of aging researchers, and leads or collaborates on multiple NIH R01 and R21 studies focused on frailty biology, digital health technologies and aging-related outcomes.

A hallmark of Dr. Fain’s career is her sustained commitment to education and mentorship. She has mentored more than 60 medical students through the NIA/AFAR Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program, in addition to mentoring fellows, junior faculty and career development awardees nationally. She directs the college’s Leadership and Innovation in Health Care Distinction Track, co-teaches the Introduction to Medicine course in the Bachelor of Science in Medicine program and is core faculty in the Innovations in Aging Graduate Interdisciplinary Program (GIDP). Her mentorship has been recognized with multiple honors, including the College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Mentoring Awards in 2020 and 2023.

Her broader honors include election to Alpha Omega Alpha, induction into Phi Beta Kappa and recognition from the Arizona Geriatrics Society as Geriatrician of the Year, receiving the VA’s Under Secretary for Health Award for Clinical Programs of Excellence and multiple excellence in teaching awards, and a previous tenure as president of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine. 
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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Medicine Grand Rounds are held at the College of Medicine – Tucson, Room 5403. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on “Archive” at the top of this same link’s webpage and, from the dropdown menu under “Category,” select “Medicine Grand Rounds” and click “Search” to find the event you’re seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The college designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All faculty members, CME Planning Committee members and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe age-related changes in physiologic reserve and their impact on vulnerability to stressors
2. Explain how bed rest and immobility accelerate functional decline in older adults
3. Recognize the prevalence and consequences of hospitalization-associated disability
4. Identify strategies to prevent or mitigate hospitalization-associated functional decline, morbidity and mortality

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, call 520-626-7174 at least three days in advance of the event. If you would like to participate in the Q&A portion of this lecture, email Crystal Escobar (crystalescobar@arizona.edu) for the Zoom link and password.