title: [Role of certified geriatric medical doctors in university hospitals in Japan].
abstract: The role of certified specialists in geriatric medicine in Japanese University Hospitals is discussed in this section. First, they should act as geriatric general physicians to provide a comprehensive medical care for elderly patients against a background complicatedly divided medical departments in university hospitals. Second, they should create attractive undergraduate programs for geriatric education in medical schools and training programs in geriatric medicine for doctors to develop certified specialists in geriatric medicine in the future. Finally, they should perform clinical research to provide an evidence to construct better social policies to keep older people healthy.
authors.affiliation: Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tohoku University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohrui
authors.forename: Mutsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaya
authors.forename: Hidetada
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002568:Certification; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008511:Medicine; D010819:Physician's Role; D013038:Specialization