Updated Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students: Training Physicians to Provide Age-Friendly Care.

Purpose: Medical student education in geriatrics is a critical need for every doctor-in-training as the population ages, with fewer than 7,000 geriatricians, and older patients, who now approach 20% of the U.S. population, having unique health care needs.

You can't be what you can't see: A systematic website review of Geriatrics Online-Visibility at US medical schools.

Background: Graduating US medical students must build strong skills in caring for older adults, necessitated by shifting population demographics. Little is known, however, about current medical student exposure to geriatrics on a national scale. This systematic website review characterizes geriatrics opportunities at US medical schools, seen through the lens of publicly available information online.

Access to Care for Older Adults: An Insurmountable Flight of Stairs?

Inability to climb stairs safely can lead older adults to miss desired medical appointments. To facilitate adequate access to routine medical care for older adults, affordable transportation assistance up and down stairs should be available. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:663-664, 2019.