It’s been called a “silver tsunami,” the impending waves of Americans who will turn 65 in the next two decades. One in five Americans will be eligible for Medicare in 2030, but the geriatrics ...

The geriatrics specialty was unable to attract enough future doctors to its fellowship programs this year even as more students graduate medical school and the demand for geriatricians grows with the ...

With geriatric care needs increasing, credentialing changes ahead As the healthcare community changes to meet the needs of aging baby boomers, primary care jobs will be in demand. America is getting ...

Geriatricians are concerned by the lack of interest in geriatric medicine in this year’s residency match. The specialty had the highest ratio of unfilled-to-filled spots, with 10 of 30 positions ...

There are fewer than 200 geriatricians in Canada, but the estimated need is over 600, a number that is expected to skyrocket as the number of people over age 65 doubles in the next 25 years. Elderly ...

Data are from the American Geriatrics Society and the Geriatric Workforce Policy Studies Center, Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs, 2010. Reprinted with permission from the ...

More than 125 people attended the March 31 open house for the new Sanford Center for Aging's Geriatric Specialty Clinic on campus at the University of Nevada, Reno in the Center for Molecular Medicine ...

WAHIAWA, Hawaii, (KHON2) — Wahiawā Center for Community Health, commonly known as Wahiawā Health, announced that they are creating a new geriatric specialty center. The new center will focus on ...

The Sanford Center Geriatric Specialty Clinic, a covered benefit for Medicare patients and managed Medicare patients across Northern Nevada, offers a new resource for clinical services and support ...