Geriatric Education Centers

Geriatric Education Center grants are made to accredited health professions schools, programs that train physician assistants and schools of allied health. Since 1985, 375,000 health professionals have received training in geriatrics through the Centers. Geriatric Education Centers:

• Improve the training of health professionals in geriatrics

• Provide geriatric residencies, traineeships and fellowships

• Develop and disseminate curricula on the treatment of health problems in elderly individuals

• Train and re-train faculty to provide instruction in geriatrics

• Support continuing education for health professionals who provide geriatric care

• Provide clinical geriatrics training in nursing homes, chronic and acute care hospitals, ambulatory care centers and senior centers

Geriatric Education Centers provide services to and foster collaborative relationships among health professions educators (organizations and institutions that sponsor formal and informal educational programs and activities for faculty, students and practitioners) within defined geographic areas (states, counties, metropolitan areas or portions thereof). Geriatric Education Centers strengthen multidisciplinary training of health professionals to diagnose, treat and prevent disease and other health problems that older people face.

Funding History

FY 2003: $15,638,366 46 Awards (5 New Grants, 41 Continuation Grants, 16 Supplements)
FY 2002: $11,666,166 41 Awards (12 New Grants, 29 Continuation Grants)
FY 2001: $ 7,540,565 36 Awards (14 New Grants, 22 Continuation Grants)

Program Links
National Association of Geriatric Education Centers (not a U.S. Government Web site).

FY 2003 GEC Directory includes program addresses and contact information (printer friendly Adobe Acrobat - Get the free Reader)

Publications

A National Agenda for Geriatric Education: White Papers

A National Agenda for Geriatric Education:  White Papers Recommendations

Guide to Resources of the Geriatric Education Centers. A list of written materials, electronic multimedia resources and presentation packages developed by the 26 Geriatric Education Centers supported by HRSA Bureau of Health Professions grants

• Section I: resources listed alphabetically by topics, ranging from Adult Education and Advocacy through Nutrition and Oral Health to Substance Abuse and Women's Health.

• Section II includes resources listed by the Centers at which they were developed. (Adobe Acrobat - Get the free Reader)

Pipeline, monthly national newsletter of Geriatric Education Centers (not a federal Web site)