Geriatric Education Center (GEC)
Sponsors:
Center for Aging (CFA), the Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility,
Southeast Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, and the
Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC.
Purpose:
The GEC provides geriatric training opportunities and outreach activities aimed
at improving quality of life for older adults. The GEC serves as the educational
arm of the UAB CFA, and sponsors/co-sponsors interdisciplinary and discipline-specific
educational programs for faculty, practitioners, and students from multiple health
care professional disciplines and helps support educational programs for older adults
such as New Horizons and community-based programs.
Services:
- Insight on Aging, the CFA newsletter is published two times per
year providing updates on research, educational, and service activities of CFA faculty.
The newsletter reaches an audience of more than 3000 professionals in gerontology
and geriatrics and leaders of programs for older adults throughout the nation. Richard
Allman, M.D., editor, Martha Frankel, associate editor.
- Scientific Seminars are held Fridays at noon, September through
May. These interdisciplinary seminars feature formal research presentations and
work-in-progress by nationally prominent gerontologists as well as CFA faculty and
trainees. Basic science topics are usually featured the first Friday of every month.
Clinical, behavioral and public policy issues are covered in the other sessions.
The Seminars provide opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange and feedback.
Kathy McConnell is the coordinator for the seminars.
- Clinical Geriatric Medicine Conferences are held Thursdays at noon
September through May. These interdisciplinary programs feature guest speakers and
UAB faculty, and provide insights into the most up-to-date care for all conditions
and problems experienced by older adults. Richard Sims, M.D., provides leadership
for the conferences.
- Geriatric Medicine Journal Club provides opportunities to discuss
developments in geriatrics and gerontology with an interdisciplinary audience. The
club meets at noon, on the third Tuesday each month, at the McDonald Clinic, September
through May. Marcia Green is the coordinator.
- Clinical Case Conferences provide opportunities to discuss developments
in geriatrics and gerontology with an interdisciplinary audience. The conferences
are held at noon, on the first Tuesday of each month at the McDonald Clinic, September
through May. Andrew Duxbury, M.D., is the coordinator.
- GRECC Continence and Mobility Journal Clubs are held on the first
and third Tuesdays of each month. Patricia Goode, M.D., and Marcas Bamman, Ph.D.,
are the coordinators.
Other educational activities include:
- Interdisciplinary conferences on the Basic Biology of Aging
- Mobility
- Caregiving
- Genito-Urinary disorders
- Research issues in aging
- The geriatric medicine fellowship
- Geriatric medicine block month rotations for residents in internal medicine, family
medicine, and obstetrics/gynecology
- Geriatric medicine medical student interest group
- Medical Student Scholar Week Electives
- A Program to Enhance Medical Student Training in Geriatrics
- Research Electives for Medical Students
Opportunities for Faculty Involvement:
Faculty interested in providing leadership for development of geriatric educational
programs or in participating in established programs are needed.
Primary Contact Person:
Richard Allman, M.D.
201 CH-19
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
(tel) (205) 934-9261
Leaders and Key Staff:
- Richard Allman, M.D., Dir.
- Melissa Galvin, Ph.D., Associate Director
- Lesa Woodby, Ph.D., GRECC Associate Director /Educ and Eval
- Angela Curtis, Ph.D., UAB Geriatric Education Manager
- Patricia Goode, M.D., GRECC Associate Director, Clinical Programs
- Richard Sims, M.D., Chief, Geriatrics, Bham VA Medical Ctr
- Andrew Duxbury, M.D., Geriatric Clinic Director, McDonald Clinic
- Martha Frankel, Assoc Editor, Insight on Aging
- Marcia Green, Coord, Block Month Rotations/Journal Club
- Kathy McConnell, Coordinator, Scientific Seminars
- Marcas Bamman, Ph.D., Mobility Journal Club Coordinator