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News & Updates: Geriatrics (4)

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Geriatrics House Calls: Seeing the Whole Person
May 16, 2013 -- A house call during his first year of residency has helped a doctor remember that every patient is a human being with a story not just a disease.
Source: Primary Care Progress
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
President’s FY 2014 Budget Requests NIH Boost, Repeats Proposed Health Professions Cuts
April 12, 2013 -- The president’s 2014 budget proposes $211.8 million for HRSAs Title VII health professions programs. It recommends eliminating funding for some programs, but increases for the physician assistant training programs and workforce information and analysis.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Behavioral Health, Geriatrics, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Residency Programs
Op/Ed: A Rising Tide of Older Patients: Preparing Future DOs
April 11, 2013 -- Op/Ed article discusses how the rising tide of older patients is a new and potentially profession-altering challenge for osteopathic medicine and curricula of osteopathic medical schools have been changing to address these developments.
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
NRMP Welcomes Fellowships to the Specialties Matching Service
April 5, 2013 -- The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) welcomes five fellowships to the Specialties Matching Service for the 2014 Match appointment year.
Source: National Resident Matching Program
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, National, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs

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