title: Training of care givers for our aging population.
abstract: We cannot rely on geriatricians, internists, and family practitioners alone in the medical community to provide all of the geriatric care. Even though there are alternatives to the use of specialists, we cannot afford to ignore the largest group of current physician trainees who will provide a great deal of geriatric medical care in the future. We need to help make the basic principles of geriatric care part of every training program for every resident, whether in general or specialty programs.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado, Center on Aging, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Jahnigen
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Zuidema
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans