Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
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The aging of the U. S. population has led many organizations to call for an increase in the amount of clinical geriatrics training in medical education. ⋯ They then defined the core knowledge, attitudes, and skills students must develop to care for older people. This article summarizes these core competencies, which medical educators may find useful in developing new curricula on aging or in evaluating existing curricula.