Background: Given long-standing deficits of medical expertise to care for a growing
population of older adults, it is important to understand the geriatric medical workforce. We …

Background At the 2011 Annual Business Meeting of the Canadian Geriatrics Society
(CGS), an ad hoc Work Group was struck to submit a report providing an estimate of the …

Background Family physicians serve an important role in the care of older adults, and have
variable levels of training and comfort navigating this complex patient population. The Care …

Many Canadian-trained geriatricians from the subspecialty's first decade of existence
continue to practice today. The objective of this study was to examine the experiences and …

In Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 2009, a group of 53 medical educators representing many US
certification boards, residency review committees, and medical societies met to review and …

Background: This paper outlines the evolution of the training of Canadian physicians and
other professionals in the mental health care needs of older adults over the past 2 decades …

Abstract Background Only 62.6% of fellowship‐trained and American Board of Internal
Medicine (ABIM)‐certified geriatricians maintain their specialty certification in geriatric …

Background The predicted growth of Canadians aged 65+ and the resultant rise in the
demand for specialized geriatric services (SGS) requires physician resource planning. We …

Background There is a growing mandate for Family Medicine residency programs to directly
assess residents' clinical competence in Care of the Elderly (COE). The objectives of this …

Methods: We performed a retrospective descriptive study using administrative data collected
by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The study population was family …