Open evening for Geriatric Medicine

The London Specialty Training Committee for Geriatric Medicine is holding an open evening to provide an insight into this interesting and expanding career choice.

Geriatric Medicine is one of the largest specialties in the UK. It offers a stimulating intellectual challenge: illness may present in unusual ways in older people, they frequently have multiple pathologies that interact, and they are particularly prone to adverse drug reactions.

Geriatric Medicine allows you to maintain a generalist approach while also developing a subspecialty interest. This can range from Stroke to Parkinson’s Disease, falls and fracture prevention, diabetes or cardiovascular disease, to name but a few. It also offers the chance to work both in community and hospital settings. Research is at last generating an ever-expanding evidence base for the management of many conditions in old age and the National Service Framework for Older People has laid out some challenging targets for health care provision.

There are presently around 800 consultants in the specialty but numbers are constantly expanding as the population grows older and life expectancy increases, so career prospects are excellent.

If you’re interested in Geriatric Medicine and would like to know more, we look forward to meeting you at the Aeonian Heritage Rooms on Tuesday 2 February from 18.30. 

Further information is available in the Event Programme and by emailing geriatrics@londondeanery.ac.uk