Celebrating Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Pathways to Success

ARP and ACR members are dedicated to helping patients achieve optimal health outcomes and quality of life. As with the sprouts noted above, growth needs thoughtful assessment, planning and implementation. The future of the ARP requires our collective innovative thinking, building on a rich history to address today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. This shared creativity will nourish a vibrant organization that delivers on its promise to “Be there for you so you can be there for your patients.”

Teresa Brady, PhD, MACR, was the ARP president in 1991 and is principal of Clarity Consulting and Communications, Atlanta.

Basia Belza, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, was the ARP president from 2000–2001 and is the de Tornyay Endowed Professor in Aging, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle.

Kimberly Kimpton, PT, MACR, was the ARP president from 2008–2009 and lives in Centennial, Colo.

Marian T. Hannan, DSc, MPH, MACR, was the ARP president from 1998–1999 and is professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School and senior scientist, Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Deena Kanopkin for her timely and creative graphic design.