Marie A. Bernard, M.D. Professor and Chair, Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine Director, Oklahoma Geriatric Education Center. Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 921 NE 13th Street, VAMC (11G) Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5028 Telephone: (405) 271-8558 Facsimile: (405) 271-3887

Marie A. Bernard, M.D., is the Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine, and Professor and Chairman of the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She also serves as the Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics and Extended Care at the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She is President of the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs, President of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, and immediate Past-Chair of the Clinical Medicine Section of the Gerontological Society of America,

Dr. Bernard’s research interests include nutrition and function in aging populations, with particular emphasis upon ethnic minorities. She serves on the following national committees: Chair, National Research Advisory Council, Department of Veterans Affairs; Board of Directors, American Geriatrics Society; Board of Directors, Alliance for Aging Research; Board of Directors, International Longevity Center; Editorial Board, Journal of Gerontology – Medical Sciences; Editorial Board, Geriatrics. She recently completed a 4-year term on the National Advisory Council on Aging of the National Institute of Aging (2001-2005), during which time she chaired the Minority Task Force (2004-2005)

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