Medicine Grand Rounds: Ageism, the disease you didn't know you had

Where

Lecture Hall, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721

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join virtually

Topic

Ageism: The Disease you didn't know you had.

Presenter Details

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Colleen Christmas, MD

Dr. Christmas is an associate professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has more than three decades of experience in geriatric primary care and medical education. She completed a three-year geriatric medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins in 1999 and served as full-time faculty member from 1999 through 2025, transitioning to adjunct faculty in January 2026.

Throughout her tenure at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Christmas has held numerous leadership and educational roles. She served as Residency Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center from 2003 to 2015, was a faculty advisor in the college's advising program from 2016 to 2025 and founded and directed the Primary Care Leadership Track for medical students from 2014 to 2025.

Dr. Christmas is nationally recognized for her commitment to clinical excellence and primary care education. She serves as governor of the Maryland chapter of the American College of Physicians and is chair-elect of the ACP National Board of Governors. Her scholarly work includes publications and curricula focused on three primary areas: educating nongeriatricians in geriatric principles, advancing best practices in geriatric clinical care and developing innovative educational approaches to teaching primary care. Her contributions to medical education have been recognized with multiple prominent national teaching and education awards.

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

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Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 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. Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
2. Understand more clearly advances in therapy
3. Become truly professional physicians

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please contact the Office of the Chair, 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 for the Zoom link and password.