These programs are strongest in the social and behavioral sciences, where, for example, the Department of Sociology offers a graduate specialization in aging studies. Undergraduate Program in Human Development Geriatrics Professional Training . The Center participates in Geriatrics Training at the student and post-graduate level for a broad variety of health care disciplines including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, social work, and psychology. The Leadership in Aging Program offers training and internships for both students and citizens who want to know more about key issue in the territory of aging. Each trainee is matched with one of the center's senior researchers, who supervises his or her research and provides a career model.
Didactic training is based on a series of readings and group seminars.
Trainees routinely go on to excellent positions in aging research, including research posts at the National Institute on Aging. The Geriatric Physician Fellowship Program at Duke University Medical Center is based in the Department of Medicine utilizing the facilities of the Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and in the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The program's goal is to train excellent physicians who will become excellent investigators and clinician-educators in Geriatrics and Gerontology, serving as national leaders in the field well into the next century. The Fellowship Program can be structured from one to three years, depending upon individual needs and available funding. The second and third year of the Fellowship are designed to be an intensive research experience that will allow the Fellow to pursue a career in clinical or basic research.