Training Clinicians Building a System for an Aging Century

Training Clinicians
Building a System for an Aging Century

Anna Chang, MD; Elizabeth Chur; Helen Kao, MD; Suzanne Kawahara, MBA; Brie Williams, MD

San Francisco Medicine November 2011 84(9):15-16 November 2011

[reveal heading=”%image% Click here to show/hide extract”]There are not enough health care professionals trained to care for older adults with complex conditions. While there is an estimated need for 20,000 geriatricians to effectively care for our burgeoning population of older adults, there are about 7,100 board-certified geriatricians in the United States today.[/reveal]