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Geoff Pettys has been named the director of SIU School of Medicine's Medical Library.

Aging Across the Curriculum Meet Mr. and Mrs. Springfield At Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, many of the geriatric learning experiences are designed around this older couple. In Year One of medical school, students first meet Mr. and Mrs. Springfield when they are in their 60s. With each year of medical school the couple ‘ages’ a decade so that by Year Four, students are learning to deal with elders in their 90s. Normal aging processes as well as diseases commonly seen in older adults will be examined as students deal directly with this illustrative couple in their 60s, 70s

Geriatrics Program - Related Links* American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is the premier professional organization of health care providers dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all older adults. With an active membership of over 6,000 health care professionals, the AGS has a long history of effecting change in the provision of health care for older adults. In the last decade, the Society has become a pivotal force in shaping attitudes, policies and practices regarding health care for older people. National Institute on Aging The National Institute on

Geriatrics: Caring for the Nation’s Elders Aging Across the Curriculum Related Links Elder Specialist Application (pdf) By the year 2020, when the baby boomers become the older generation, 17% of the population will be over the age of 65; at least 12 million elders will be over 85. Older adults will utilize over one-half of the nation's health care services. These demographic trends challenge medical schools not only to increase the amount of course work in geriatrics, but to teach those components in a way that promotes caring attitudes toward aging adults. Unfortunately, very few students

Dr. Andrzej Bartke, Director of SIU's Aging & Longevity Research Laboratory, has won several major research awards, including the Methuselah award for generating the world's oldest mouse. When he isn't lecturing around the world, he and his team of laboratory scientists work to gather research on the effects of growth hormones and caloric restriction on aging.