Objectives

• To establish and strengthen linkages between academic units and various community-based sites where older adults are treated in high volume.
• To provide continuing education in medical gerontology for all healthcare professionals.
• To develop and implement training programs for faculty to improve their skills to teach medical gerontology.
• To develop and disseminate geriatric curriculum.
• To recruit and retain students and professionals to medical gerontology.
• To incorporate distance-learning technologies in training programs.