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Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers: translating aging research into clinical geriatrics.

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Supiano, MA; Alessi, C; Chernoff, R; Goldberg, A; Morley, JE; Schmader, KE; Shay, K; GRECC Directors Association,
Published in: J Am Geriatr Soc
July 2012

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers (GRECCs) originated in 1975 in response to the rapidly aging veteran population. Since its inception, the GRECC program has made major contributions to the advancement of aging research, geriatric training, and clinical care within and outside the VA. GRECCs were created to conduct translational research to enhance the clinical care of future aging generations. GRECC training programs also provide leadership in educating healthcare providers about the special needs of older persons. GRECC programs are also instrumental in establishing robust clinical geriatric and aging research programs at their affiliated university schools of medicine. This report identifies how the GRECC program has successfully adapted to changes that have occurred in VA since 1994, when the program's influence on U.S. geriatrics was last reported, focusing on its effect on advancing clinical geriatrics in the last 10 years. This evidence supports the conclusion that, after more than 30 years, the GRECC program remains a vibrant "jewel in the crown of the VA" and is poised to make contributions to aging research and clinical geriatrics well into the future.

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J Am Geriatr Soc

DOI

EISSN

1532-5415

Publication Date

July 2012

Volume

60

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1347 / 1356

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • United States
  • Translational Research, Biomedical
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Humans
  • Health Services Research
  • Geriatrics
  • Geriatrics
  • Biomedical Research
  • 52 Psychology
 

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Supiano, M. A., Alessi, C., Chernoff, R., Goldberg, A., Morley, J. E., Schmader, K. E., … GRECC Directors Association, . (2012). Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers: translating aging research into clinical geriatrics. J Am Geriatr Soc, 60(7), 1347–1356. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04004.x
Supiano, Mark A., Cathy Alessi, Ronni Chernoff, Andrew Goldberg, John E. Morley, Kenneth E. Schmader, Kenneth Shay, and Kenneth GRECC Directors Association. “Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers: translating aging research into clinical geriatrics.J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 7 (July 2012): 1347–56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04004.x.
Supiano MA, Alessi C, Chernoff R, Goldberg A, Morley JE, Schmader KE, et al. Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers: translating aging research into clinical geriatrics. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jul;60(7):1347–56.
Supiano, Mark A., et al. “Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers: translating aging research into clinical geriatrics.J Am Geriatr Soc, vol. 60, no. 7, July 2012, pp. 1347–56. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04004.x.
Supiano MA, Alessi C, Chernoff R, Goldberg A, Morley JE, Schmader KE, Shay K, GRECC Directors Association. Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers: translating aging research into clinical geriatrics. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jul;60(7):1347–1356.
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Published In

J Am Geriatr Soc

DOI

EISSN

1532-5415

Publication Date

July 2012

Volume

60

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1347 / 1356

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • United States
  • Translational Research, Biomedical
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Humans
  • Health Services Research
  • Geriatrics
  • Geriatrics
  • Biomedical Research
  • 52 Psychology