Educators and StudentsHealth and Social Service ProfessionalsGeneral Information Health and social service professionals can enhance their practices through continuing education opportunities. The Institute on Aging has developed a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology program specifically to address this need. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center sponsors a number of professional education and certificate programs. The University of Pittsburgh offers courses and certificate programs in geriatrics and gerontology throughout its schools, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Lectures and seminars presented by the University’s Schools of the Health Sciences can benefit students, educators, and researchers. Information about schools and programs can be accessed through the following links: University of Pittsburgh Undergraduate Programs University of Pittsburgh Graduate and Professional Programs
UPMC Educational Opportunities UPMC Center for Continuing Education in Health Sciences
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Leadership in Long-Term Care Training Program Also know as the 3 Peas Heretofore Not in a Pod training series, this annual program takes a novel approach to interdisciplinary education. Designed to promote improved quality of nursing home care, the program requires the medical director, director of nursing, and nursing home administrator to participate together as a team to develop more effective nursing home leadership. The program was developed in collaboration with the Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania. The following publications allow you to review the topics covered in prior training sessions:
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