PCF Fellow Press Release Template

[NAME] Develops [BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION] as Part of National Geriatric Fellowship Program

[HOME ORGANIZATION’S CITY, STATE] (DATE) –

[FELLOW NAME], [FELLOW TITLE] at the [HOME ORGANIZATION], has successfully completed the Practice Change Fellows Program, a two-year national fellowship program designed to build leadership capacity among nurses, physicians, and social workers who have operations-level responsibility for geriatric programs and service lines.

As part of the Fellowship, [FELLOW NAME] developed a new organizational initiative entitled [INITIATIVE NAME, IF THERE IS ONE], which [BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE PROJECT IS]. The goals of this project were to [LIST GOALS]. “[ADD QUOTE ABOUT WHY THIS PROJECT IS CRITICAL TO IMPROVING CARE DELIVERY FOR SENIORS],” said [NAME]. “[SECOND SENTENCE OF QUOTE]” Results of this project include [LIST SPECIFIC RESULTS INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AS WELL AS IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION].

“[ADD QUOTE ABOUT VALUE OF PROJECT FROM HOME ORGANIZATION LEADER,” says [LEADER NAME], [HOME ORGANIZATION]’s [LEADER TITLE], emphasizing that [FELLOW’S NAME]’s project is making a critical difference in quality of care for the seniors served by the organization. “The Practice Change Fellows Program guided [FELLOW NAME] in developing this initiative and ensuring that meaningful patient-centered and organization-centered outcomes were defined and measured on an ongoing basis.” [OPTIONAL: ADD A SENTENCE ABOUT ANY PUBLICITY/AWARDS EARNED BY THE FELLOW AND/OR INITIATIVE]

Practice Change Fellows are selected following a highly competitive national selection process; each year, 10 Fellows are selected for program participation and receive $90,000 to fund initiative development. As part of the fellowship, [NAME] worked with other Fellows and a team of program mentors -- seasoned geriatrics professionals and national policy experts from around the country – to develop the [INITIATIVE NAME]. “As a graduate of the Practice Change Fellows Program, [NAME] has not only improved geriatric care at [ORGANIZATION NAME] but has now become part of a collegial network of dedicated professionals who share a commitment to improving geriatric care delivery,” says Eric A. Coleman, MD, the University of Colorado Denver physician who founded the program and serves as its director.

About the Practice Change Fellows Program

The Practice Change Fellows Program ( is a two-year fellowship that allows nurses, physicians, and social workers to develop leadership skills and content expertise with the goal of positively influencing care for older adults.The Practice Change Fellows program intends to create a network of specialists dedicated to influencing health care delivery and improving the health of older adults. The Practice Change Fellows Program is supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies and the John A. Hartford Foundation, and is under the direction of Eric A. Coleman, MD, from the University of Colorado Denver, and the co-direction of Nancy Whitelaw, PhD, from the National Council on Aging (NCOA).

About [HOME ORGANIZATION]

[ADD STANDARD BLURB USED BY ORGANIZATION’S PR DEPARTMENT]