Dedicated to helping aging individuals and patients with advanced or life-threatening illness attain their greatest productivity and highest possible quality of life.
The Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care serves older adults and patients with advanced or life-threatening illness by providing leadership and core faculty for innovative models of clinical care, teaching and instructing students, fellows, and residents, and conducting research that generates new knowledge contributing to the advancement of science and the quality of life.
Research
Our faculty are dedicated and active in research that focuses mainly on cognition, continence, mobility and palliative care.
Education
We offer fellowships in both Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care. Candidates with interests in both specialties may apply for both fellowships. Opportunities for advanced, academic training are available to graduates of both fellowship programs.
Patient Care
We provide primary care and specialty services that meet the needs of older adults and patients with advanced or life-threatening illness.
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