Becker's Healthcare June 27, 2024
By 2034, the number of adults 65 and older is expected to grow 40%, yet today, the geriatric care field is already short-staffed.
The shortcomings of geriatric care were first brought to light in the 1970s and 1980s by Robert Butler, MD, who noticed gaps in his education when caring for older adults, the complex needs of this patient group and the lack of training physicians received. However, little progress has been made since then.
There are fewer than 7,300 physicians who are board-certified geriatricians. This means there is about 1 geriatrician for every 10,000 older adults in the U.S., and few residents are entering geriatric care. In 2023, fewer than 42% of geriatric medicine fellowship positions were filled....
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