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Newswise — CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC School of Medicine’s Center for Aging and Health has received a five-year, $3.75 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide geriatrics training throughout North Carolina. This comprehensive award partners the Center for Aging and Health with community-based organizations and health care systems to create an age-friendly environment for health care.
HRSA funds the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) among 48 sites throughout the nation. UNC’s Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (CGWEP) currently leads the statewide effort to bring best practices of geriatrics training to diverse primary care practices and medically underserved…
