Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center
Educating Wisconsin's current and future healthcare workforce about geriatrics and gerontology
Encourage and empower clinical sites to become age-friendly health systems and to use the 4Ms framework when caring for older patients.
Train geriatrics specialists, primary care providers, health professions students, residents, fellows, and faculty to address the primary care needs of older adults.
Deliver community-based programming that educates patients, families, and caregivers about dementia, chronic conditions, disease self-management, and community resources.
Expand the Geriatrics Fast Facts online database to include new clinically actionable reports for fast and easy point-of-care reference by all health disciplines.
Lead the Students in Residence Program which provides select Marquette University students an opportunity to live in the St. Camillus retirement community.
Educate the health workforce about the importance of quickly connecting patients with memory problems and family caregivers to the Alzheimer’s Association through a provider-initiated referral program called Direct Connect.