title: Gerontologic education for allied health professionals.
abstract: The number of elderly in the population is increasing considerably, and by the mid-21st century the projected number will reach 80 million. Such a large increase places a great demand for experts in all allied health professions to be prepared to provide age-specific health care services to this cohort. This article introduces an alternative approach called modularization of gerontology courses, to include adequate and discipline-specific gerontologic education into the many and varied curricula of the allied health schools.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gerontology, The University of Texas, Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School, Dallas, Texas 75390-8875, USA. kevan.namazi@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Kevan H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Namazi
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce