JAGS Remains Committed to Scientific Principles That Support Better Health and Function for All Older Adults: Disparities, Diversity in Research, and Respectful Discourse

Authors

• Alexander K. Smith, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
• Debra Saliba, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Peter M. Abadir, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
• Ellen Binder, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
• Soo Borson, Department of Neurology and Family Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Elizabeth L. Cobbs, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
• Edward R. Marcantonio, Divisions of General Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
• Paula A. Rochon, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Jasmine L. Travers, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, New York, USA.
• Helen M. Fernandez, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
• Ramona Rhodes, Department of Internal Medicine and Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
• Joseph G. Ouslander, Department of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-12-2025

Journal

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

DOI

10.1111/jgs.19611

Keywords

diversity; equity; inclusion

APA Citation

Smith, Alexander K.; Saliba, Debra; Abadir, Peter M.; Binder, Ellen; Borson, Soo; Cobbs, Elizabeth L.; Marcantonio, Edward R.; Rochon, Paula A.; Travers, Jasmine L.; Fernandez, Helen M.; Rhodes, Ramona; and Ouslander, Joseph G., "JAGS Remains Committed to Scientific Principles That Support Better Health and Function for All Older Adults: Disparities, Diversity in Research, and Respectful Discourse" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 7604.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/7604

Department

Medicine