Geriatrics, Health Education, Rural Health, Allied Health, Chiropractic

Focus
Health professions education and training that identifyies and meets the health care needs of underserved communities. Interdisciplinary programs help academic health institutions form partnerships with states and communities to educate health professions students in community-based settings and also meet urgent health care needs.

FY 2004 Funding Opportunities

Grant Programs

• Geriatric Education Centers
• Geriatric Training for Faculty in Medicine, Dentistry and Behavioral/Mental Health
• Geriatric Academic Career Awards
• Health Education Training Centers
  FY 2003 Grantee Contacts and Abstracts
• Quentin N. Burdick Rural Program for Interdisciplinary Training
• Allied Health Projects
• Chiropractic Demonstration Projects
• State Loan Repayment

Initiatives

• Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (not a federal site)
• Ethnogeriatrics (not a federal site) developing a culturally and racially sensitive core curriculum on caring for a diverse aging population

Collaborative Efforts

• HHS Secretary's Awards for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention competition among health professions students

Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages

Primary Health Care Policy Fellowship Program

Staff Directory