Amy M. Westcott, MD, MHPE, CMD, FAAHPM, AGSF, received the 2020 Geriatrics Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. Westcott joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania following her Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania. During that time, she was a two-time recipient of the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), completed the Harvard Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP) Program, and certified in the Stanford Clinical Teaching Framework having trained over 200 healthcare professionals to date. During her tenure at the University of Pennsylvania, she created and implemented system-wide interprofessional geriatric education across undergraduate and graduate medical education
Elizabeth A. Mulvaney, MSW, LCSW, lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work (SSW), was presented with the 2020 Healthcare Professional Geriatrics Teacher of the Year Award. Ms. Mulvaney holds a clinical social work license in Pennsylvania and has 14 years practice experience as a gerontological social worker providing medical, care management, and program administration services, with experience in long-term care including behavioral care planning, dementia care, and end of life care.
She has been a leader among SSW faculty in advancing interprofessional educational opportunities for SSW students, primarily teaching within both the MSW and BASW programs at the university.
Sandra Gilmore, RN, MS, received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Gilmore was a practicing nurse for nearly 40 years and spent her entire nursing career with UPMC. She most recently served as Lead Geriatric Outreach Nurse for UPMC’s Living-at-Home Program, providing outreach services to independent living residents at UPMC Senior Communities and in their own homes, prior to her retirement in the summer of 2019.
In this role, Ms. Gilmore was responsible for providing monthly blood pressure screenings and health education to nearly 1,000 older adults located throughout the Pittsburgh region. She worked tirelessly to educate the senior population about flu prevention and vaccination and provided flu shots to seniors whenever possible.