In national survey of fellows trained in geriatric medicine and psychiatry, vast majority of former fellows expressed satisfaction with current work. Satisfaction with career choice in geriatrics was significantly greater among physicians who had practices with large numbers of patients over 75, accepted Medicare assignment, spent time as…

Performance objectives, core content, training experiences, and clinical exposure and program evaluations are described for geriatric fellows and house staff members in internal medicine, family practice, neurology, and psychiatry. A modified Delphi study was used. (Author/MLW)

This background paper, prepared by two members of the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Strengthening the Geriatric Content of Medical Education, addresses the progress made in physicians' geriatric and gerontological education. The report appears in six chapters. After a brief introduction on health care reform and medical education, geriatric…