Professional Bio
James S. Powers, MD, is a Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Powers is the author of over 125 papers, books and book chapters. He has devoted his academic career to geriatric nutrition, education, and healthcare quality and safety. He has mentored over 2,500 trainees while at Vanderbilt and holds fellowships in the American College of Physicians, the American College of Nutrition, the American Geriatrics Society, the Gerontological Society of America and the Royal Society of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Clinical Innovation for the VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center. Dr. Powers received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and his medical degree with distinction in Research from the University of Rochester in New York, followed by residency in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University Hospitals. He served in the U.S. Public Health Service National Health Service Corps, after which he was recruited to Vanderbilt to develop a Geriatric Medicine Program within the Division of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Powers is a certified medical director and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care. His research interests include evaluating educational outcomes, aging body composition, and models of geriatric care. He is an active investigator with the Middle TN Geriatric Workforce Education Center and leads numerous clinical demonstration projects for the TVHS GRECC, focusing on falls prevention, caregiver support, treatment of agitated dementia and health systems improvement.
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Education
Internship - IM - Cleveland Clinic, 1977
MD - University of Rochester, 1977
Residency - Internal Medicine - Case Western Reserve University, 1980
Contact
Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307