The Department of Internal Medicine: Hub of the Academic Health Center Response to the Aging Imperative

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Figure. The world of academic geriatric medicine. This comprehensive program of excellence in gerontology and geriatrics shows the many interrelationships among disciplines and academic units. The character of geriatrics as a "supraspecialty" can be appreciated, and the central role of internal medicine as its departmental anchor is apparent.