Reaching the homebound

Our Home Care Program caters to approximately 570 elderly patients who have trouble leaving their homes. The program has been a part of the University’s curriculum since the 1870s, the oldest of its kind in the country. In a monthlong geriatric rotation, fourth-year medical students learn core practices, along with lectures on end-of-life care. It’s another example of our faculty and students taking their skills and care beyond campus and into the community.

Educating the next generation of physicians about elder care has never been more important. The American Geriatrics Society counts about 7,100 board-certified geriatricians in the country, but to care for the more than 71 million Americans who will reach age 65 by 2030, the number of trained caregivers needs to increase nearly five-fold, according to the American Medical Student Association.

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