The State of Geriatrics Education at <scp>US</scp> Medical Schools: A National Survey of Medical Education Deans
Leaders in medical student education report substantial gaps between the current and desired state of geriatrics education at the national level. Our findings hold promise in guiding creative, multipronged approaches to ensure the US physician workforce is well equipped to care for older adults in any setting, from rural outpatient clinics to urban tertiary care centers.
Authors
- Catherine M. P. Dawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5823-8471)
- Andrea Wershof Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-6068)
- Amy M Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-3197)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19530
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60