Global education and training in geriatrics: mapping transnational initiatives and their complementarities
Collectively, these programmes form a considerably disjointed but potentially complementary global ecosystem for geriatrics education. Greater mutual awareness and alignment, anchored in equity and interprofessional inclusion, could enhance efficiency and sustainability in developing the global geriatrics workforce.
Authors
- José Ricardo Jáuregui
- Maw Pin Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3400-8540)
- Gary Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0239-9356)
- Fiona Ecarnot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4224-9731)
- Radhouane Gouiaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0578-1355)
- Rosette Farrugia-Bonello
- Gregor Sneddon
- Adam Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-9853)
- Thomas Münzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1891-1171)
- J. Macijauskiene
- Leon Flicker
- José F. Parodi
- Patricia Morsch
- Tahir Masud
- M. Cristina Polidori
- Siobhan Casey
- Prasert Assantachai
- Stefania Maggi
- José Alberto Avila Funes
- Manuel Montero-Odasso
- Tamàs Fülöp
- Finbarr C. Martin
- Liang-Kung Chen
- Mirko Petrovic
- Jugdeep Dhesi
- Rohan Wee
- Nathalie van der Velde
- Cornel C. Sieber
- Jean-Pierre Michel
- Michael Vassallo
- Balakrishnan Kichu Nair
- Ashish Goel
- Reshma A. Merchant
- Hidenori Arai
- Celia L. Gregson
- Grace M. E. Pearson
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT)
- Lawson Health Research Institute (CA)
- European Union (BE)
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- University of Sfax (TN)
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IN)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- King's College London (GB)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Universidad de San Martín de Porres (PE)
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians (AU)
- British Geriatrics Society (GB)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Municipal YangMing Hospital (TW)
- University of Malaya (MY)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon (FR)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas (US)
- International Federation on Ageing (CA)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
- Biomedical Research and Training Institute (ZW)
- Kantonsspital Winterthur (CH)
- Whipps Cross University Hospital (GB)
- Parkwood Institute (CA)
- Senologic Hellenic Society (GR)
- Neuroscience Institute (IT)
- Schrader International (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MT)
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (DE)
- National University Hospital (SG)
- Instituto Nacional de Pediatria (MX)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (JP)
- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust (GB)
- Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (AR)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- EU Business School, Geneva (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Geriatric Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-026-01418-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 98.00
Funders
- World Health Organization
- European Geriatric Medicine Society