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Geriatrics: Help Wanted (and Needed)

Geriatrics: Help Wanted (and Needed)

FromFocus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging


Geriatrics: Help Wanted (and Needed)

FromFocus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

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Released:
Mar 26, 2008
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Podcast episode

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Guest: Ken Brummel-Smith, MD

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD


Eighty million Americans will be above age 65 by the year 2030. This projection offers clear warning that our health care system needs more specialists in geriatric medicine. So, how does the practice of geriatrics compare to internal medicine? How can our policies encourage an influx of geriatricians? Host Dr. Bill Rutenberg talks with Dr. Ken Brummel-Smith, professor of geriatrics at Florida State University College of Medicine.
Released:
Mar 26, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

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