Education & Training

Your geriatric education resource

GEC/PA provides a variety of education and training programs for health care professionals who serve the elderly. GEC/PA strives to improve geriatric training for health professionals by providing opportunities for geriatric residencies, fellowships, continuing education, and clinical geriatrics training in nursing homes, chronic and acute care hospitals, and other geriatric care facilities. In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging, the Temple University Institute on Aging, and the Penn State University Gerontology Center, the center also acts as a statewide clearinghouse for aging-related activities by promoting seminars, publishing articles of interest, and identifying relevant materials for geriatric education.

Current GEC/PA activities include instruction on leading Healthy People 2010 indicators via distance learning technologies; education concerning diseases disproportionately affecting older women; continuing education in interdisciplinary geriatrics through community and collaborative partnerships; and a recruitment plan for improving diversity among faculty and participants in education and training programs. Learn more about GEC/PA offerings by visiting the web sites of the University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging, the Temple University Institute on Aging, and the Penn State University Gerontology Center.