The Paradoxical Decline of Geriatric Medicine as a Profession

Jerry H Gurwitz

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.11110

The Paradoxical Decline of Geriatric Medicine as a Profession

JAMA. 2023 Aug 22;330(8):693-694. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.11110.

Author

Jerry H Gurwitz¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Geriatric Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.

PMID: 37540519
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.11110

No abstract available

Plain language summary

In this Viewpoint, author Jerry Gurwitz discusses the attrition of geriatric medicine as a profession, attributing it in part to societal attitudes about aging and compounded by the negative effects of lower compensation and lack of career prestige.

MeSH terms

Aged
Career Choice*
Geriatrics* / education
Geriatrics* / statistics & numerical data
Geriatrics* / trends
Humans
Students, Medical* / statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States / epidemiology