United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings

COMMITTEE ON AGING FORUM: Living Longer, Growing Stronger: The Vital Role of Geriatric Medicine

May 20, 1998


This forum will address the importance of geriatric medicine and the shortage of geriatricians our nation faces. Expert panelists also will examine possible solutions to this problem and allow time for audience questions.


Date: May 20, 1998
Time: 9:30 am
Room: 628 Dirksen

Opening Remarks

  1. Senator Charles Grassley, Chairman, Iowa

  2. The Honorable Jeanette C. Takamura, Assistant Secretary for Aging, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (no written statement available)

Panel One: Is There A Shortage of Geriatricians?
  1. Violet Cosgrove, older consumer; Glen Burnie, MD.

  2. John Murphy, MD, Associate Professor and Residency Director, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Family Medicine at Brown University, Pawtucket, RI

  3. Susan Klein, HM, DNSc, RN, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD.

Panel Two: Increasing the Supply of Geriatricians
  1. Steven Phillips, MD, CMD, Senior Dimensions, Reno, Nevada.

  2. Neeraj Kanwal, MD, Executive Medical Director, Government Programs, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Mason, OH.

  3. Steve Anderson, Executive Director, Donald W. Reynolds Foundation; Forth Smith, AR.

  4. William L. Minnix, D.Min., CEO Wesley Woods Center on Aging, Emory University;, Atlanta, GA, on behalf of the American Association of Medical Colleges

Forum Publications
  • Committee on Aging Print: 105-24