FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 19, 2002 |
CONTACT:
HRSA PRESS OFFICE
301-443-3376 |
HRSA Awards More Than $5.3 Million for
Medical Training in Geriatric Care
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced
new grant awards of $5.3 million to improve the ability of health professionals
to better diagnose and treat elderly Americans.
“To care for our nation’s elderly -- and the soon-to-be seniors
of the baby-boom generation – we need more health professionals
who can address their specific and unique medical needs,” Health
and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. “Grants like
these are important to America’s health in the 21st century.”
The FY 2002 grants are funded under two programs administered by HRSA’s
Bureau of Health Professions:
- Geriatric Education Centers train health professions faculty,
students and practitioners in diagnosis, treatment, disease prevention,
disability, and other health problems of the aged. The program supports
training involving four or more health professions, one of which must
be allopathic or osteopathic medicine. This year’s grants total
more than $4.5 million and go to centers in 12 states. Since 1985,
375,000 health professionals have received training in geriatrics
through the HRSA-funded centers.
- Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists and Behavioral/Mental
Health Professionals funds training for health professionals who
plan to teach in their respective disciplines. Trainees participate
in a variety of service rotations such as geriatric consulting services,
acute care services, dental services, geriatric behavioral and mental
health units, day and home care programs, rehabilitation services,
extended care facilities, and geriatric ambulatory care. Two awards,
worth more than $780,000, go to grantees in California.
Lists of grant awards are attached.
| Geriatric Education Centers Grants |
| Institution |
City |
State |
Award |
| University of Arizona |
Tucson |
Ariz. |
$388,576 |
| U. of Arkansas for Med. Sciences |
Little Rock |
Ark. |
424,918 |
| U. of Kansas Medical Center |
Kansas City |
Kan. |
384,334 |
| Johns Hopkins U., Sch. of Medicine |
Baltimore |
Md. |
162,000 |
| University of Montana |
Missoula |
Mont. |
337,355 |
| U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Chapel Hill |
N.C. |
426,077 |
| Oregon Health & Sciences U. |
Portland |
Ore. |
315,791 |
| University of Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pa. |
416,557 |
| University of Rhode Island |
Kingston |
R.I. |
431,840 |
| Meharry Medical College |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
423,968 |
| University of Texas HSC |
San Antonio |
Texas |
428,557 |
| Marquette U. Wisconsin GEC |
Milwaukee |
Wis. |
428,500 |
| TOTAL: |
$4,568,473 |
Geriatric Training
for Physicians, Dentists and
Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals Grants |
| Institution |
City |
State |
Award |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
$383,896 |
| Regents of the U. of California |
San Francisco |
Calif. |
397,064 |
| TOTAL: |
$780,960 |
| GRAND TOTAL: |
$5,349,433 |
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