The AMDA Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization, serves as the research arm of AMDA. The Foundation's mission is: "The AMDA Foundation advances excellence in patient care through research and its translation into long term care practice to support the members and mission of the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)." The Foundation also takes an active role in outreach to residents, fellows and young career physicians with an interest in long term care. The Foundation sponsors the following programs and services: * The Long Term Care Research Network is a group of community-based medical directors that conduct outcomes research. All AMDA members are eligible and encouraged to join. * The AMDA Futures Program is an intensive learning experience designed to expose residents and fellows to the numerous career opportunities in long term care and support their attendance at the AMDA Annual Symposium. * The AMDA Foundation/Pfizer Quality Improvement Awards supports innovative projects in the areas of education, quality improvement, and research that will make a distinct impact on the quality of long term care.