Membership Benefits

Connect with more than 5,000 geriatrics professionals through AGS's exclusive online member community. Get answers to your questions, share ideas, and engage with peers across disciplines.

Choose from more than 50 special interest groups and sections where you can collaborate on your interests, specialty, practice setting, or career stage.

Receive guidance from experienced professionals or share your expertise as a mentor. Members can participate in both virtual and in-person mentorship opportunities that are customized to fit your schedule and goals.

Stay informed with quarterly updates on AGS initiatives, programs and member news.

Read AGS’ weekly roundup of the latest geriatrics news, resources, and society updates.

Engage locally through state affiliates that offer professional education, networking, and advocacy at our local state level.

Access networking, leadership, and career development opportunities at your institution.

Receive digital access to JAGS, the leading peer-reviewed journal in geriatrics. JAGS is published monthly and includes articles spanning disciplines and fields covering the latest in research and advances in geriatrics care.

Nurse and Nurse Practitioner members additionally receive JGN, a monthly peer-reviewed publication with interdisciplinary and clinically relevant research. JGN includes articles on gerontological and age-friendly care, along with evidence-based practice guidelines that are published three times per year.

Consult the digital edition of Geriatrics At Your Fingertips, an annually updated reference that provides quick, easy access to the specific information clinicians need to make decisions about the care of older adults.

Use the gold-standard resource to support safer prescribing for older adults. The list of potentially inappropriate medication compiled by an interprofessional expert panel is intended to be applied to adults 65 years or older in ambulatory, acute, and institutionalized settings of care, except hospice and end-of-life care settings.

Improve patient care with practical tools for comprehensive geriatric assessment and management. The AGS Geriatrics Evaluation & Management (GEM) Tools include 22 concise, clinical templates which follow a History & Physical (H&P) format and provide guidance to clinicians and trainees caring for older adults. The AGS GEM Tools online format consists of PDF downloads for each topic, as well as an interactive webpage. GEMS Tools can be used as a quick consult for those with experience and training in geriatrics, a checklist for clinicians caring for older adults, and a trainee teaching tool.

Apply evidence-based clinical guidance to enhance care for older adults including Choosing Wisely®.

Share reliable public educational materials to help patients and caregivers make informed decisions.

Benchmark compensation and productivity against up-to-date national geriatrics data, track key metrics, and use insights to negotiate, grow, and stay competitive.

Strengthen leadership, communication, and career skills with targeted educational resources. LLSC is a free, comprehensive, virtual program designed exclusively for AGS Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Professional members. Through a supportive online learning community of faculty and fellows from programs across the country, the curriculum provides a broad range of leadership, life and career-related knowledge and skills. Participants will complete a leadership self-analysis, understand and practice teaching skills, build a set of tools to combat burnout, practice effective communication and negotiation skills, learn and apply emotional intelligence and more.

Discover career opportunities tailored to you and receive negotiation tips and career advice. AGS Career Connections features high-quality jobs, virtual career fairs, and free resume review.

Gain recognition for your achievements in geriatrics with awards for trainees, early career and seasoned professionals.

Earn the prestigious designation as an AGS Fellow for your commitment and contributions to geriatrics.

Shape the future of geriatrics by applying to serve on a committee or the AGS board, or lead a special interest group or section.

Serve as a JAGs peer reviewer, contribute to AGS publications, help shape the AGS Annual Meeting, or participate in guideline and educational resource development.

Explore grants, scholarships, and funding opportunities that support your professional growth.

AGS advocates on your behalf through advocacy and representation on Capitol Hill.

Amplify your voice and take action on issues that matter most to older adults and the geriatrics healthcare community. Browse active campaigns and use interactive tools to directly contact your local officials with a draft message in a few simple clicks.

Stay up to date on the latest federal policy and legislative developments affecting geriatrics. Last Week in Washington includes news from the Executive Branch, Congress, and the courts with links to policies that potentially impact our shared commitment to improving the well-being of all of us as we age.

Enjoy significantly discounted registration for the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting, the premiere educational event in geriatrics.

Earn continuing education credits through expert-led learning opportunities and programs.

Save over $600 with member discounts on GeriatricsCareOnline on additional AGS publications and resources such as the Geriatrics Review Syllabus (GRS or GNRS).