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The purpose of the GIG is to educate and promote geriatric medicine at The Florida State University (FSU). This will be done primarily via meetings in which Geriatric physicians and residents participate in discussions and provide information concerning current issues in Geriatric Medicine. The members of GIG will have the opportunity to join the American Geriatrics Society and the Florida Geriatrics Society. These organizations will provide additional opportunities for other meetings and conferences to attend. The GIG will promote involvement of students and professionals from various disciplines concerned with the care of the geriatric community, with the purpose of uniting the multiple dimensions of geriatric care. This will include membership from other Florida State University colleges, such as Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy. A primary focus of GIG activities is to meet the needs of the geriatric community through education, community health screenings, and student-patient involvement. |
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Geriatric Medicine Is Relevant To All Medical Students & All Specialties
Below you can explore how geriatric medicine is incorporated into medical education, learn about how to become a geriatrician, and understand how geriatric medicine is related to different specialities.
Medical Education
- Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Medical Students (from ADGAP)
- FSU Geriatric Medicine Curriculum Across 4 Years
- FSU Geriatric Clerkship
Becoming A Geriatrician
- Why Geriatrics? (AGS)
- What it's like to specialize in geriatrics (AMA)
- Specializing in Geriatrics (AAMC)*
- Careers in Geriatric Medicine (AAMC)*
- Programs with combined Med-Geri pathways (ADGAP)
Older Adults & Medical Specialities
- Geriatric Cardiology: Coming of Age (article in Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Advances)
- Geriatric Surgical Standards (article from American College of Surgeons)
- Geriatric Anesthesiology (from American Society of Anesthesiologists)
- Ageing in Rheumatic Diseases (series in the Lancet about Geriatrics and Rheumatology)
- Geriatric Psychiatry (from American Psychiatry Association)
- Geriatric Gynecological Care (from Health in Aging)
- Eye Care for Older Adults (from American Academy of Ophthalmology)
* These links may require you to sign into your AAMC account to access the full content. As an FSU medical student, you have full access to these pages.