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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Jan 16;65(4):680–687. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14708

Table 1.

Progress in Integrating Geriatrics into the Subspecialties of Internal Medicine

Component American
Academy
of Allergy,
Asthma, and
Immunology		 American
College of
Cardiology		 American
College of
Chest
Physicians		 American
Diabetes
Association		 American
Gastroenterological
Association		 American
College of
Rheumatology		 American
Society of
Hematology		 American
Society of
Nephrology		 American
Society
of
Clinical
Oncology		 Infectious
Diseases
Society
of
America		 Society
of
General
Internal
Medicine		 Society
of
Hospital
Medicine
Involves aging component into other aspects of the society ++++ ++++ ++ +++ +++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++
T. Franklin Williams Scholars partner ++++ ++++ + ++++ ++ ++++ ++ ++++ ++ ++++ + ++++
Current aging component ++++ ++++ + ++++ +++ +++ +++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++
Has competed for small project grant ++++ ++++ + ++++ ++ ++++ ++ ++++ ++++ +++ ++++ ++++
Has held meeting to set research agenda +++ ++++ +++ ++++ ++ ++ +++ ++++ ++++ +++ +++ ++++
Geriatrics section in journal ++ +++ ++ ++++ +++ ++ ++ +++ ++++ +++ +++ +++
Fellowship curriculum in aging ++++ ++++ N/A +++ ++++ ++++ N/A ++++ ++++ ++ N/A N/A
Continuing medical education material in aging +++ ++++ +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ ++++ ++++ +++ +++ +++
Geriatric content in training examinations ++ ++++ N/A +++ ++ ++ +++ ++++ +++ ++ +++ N/A

Four plusses indicate the greatest advances; one plus indicates that efforts have just begun.

N/A, not applicable.