Preparing Tomorrow's Caregivers Training professionals to care for the increasing number of elderly is a top priority at the Center. Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged provides unique opportunities for physicians, nurses and other caregivers to master geriatric physical exam techniques, cognitive and functional assessments, principles of team management and administration, and cost-effective chronic disease management. In the past decade, nearly 100 physicians have completed their training here through one of the nation's oldest and largest fellowship programs jointly coordinated with Harvard Medical School.
Fellows devote one year to clinical work, followed by a year of research.
With adept knowledge to manage elder care issues, these specialists often go on to assume top positions in long-term care facilities, medical centers and teaching institutions around the world. Graduates include chiefs of geriatrics in Iceland and at universities throughout the United States, a director of research at the National Institutes of Health, and leaders of innovative geriatric programs for managed care and pharmaceutical companies. Medical residents, interns and students also receive instruction about treating the special needs of the elderly. The Center's medical staff members hold staff positions at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. An affiliation with the College of Nursing at University of Massachusetts Boston offers nurses extensive academic leadership training.