Stratford, NJ - According to Emily Bader of NJBiz, "Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine announced Friday that it has received a $2.55 million grant from the Health Resources Services Administration to improve geriatric health by establishing the New Jersey Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. The grant will be used to train and equip health care providers statewide, according to Dr. Thomas Cavalieri, dean of the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine."
“This program will go a long way to improve the quality of life for seniors in the state of New Jersey,” Dr. Cavalieri said in a prepared statement. “Working with our partner organizations, we will use the team-based practices we have pioneered at the NJISA to integrate geriatrics into primary care, create community-based programs to support patients and families, and help transform health care delivery systems to improve the quality of care for older individuals,” Dr. Anita Chopra, director of Rowan NJGWEP and the New jersey Institute for Successful Aging at Rowan’s School of Osteopathic Medicine, said in a prepared statement.
Rowan’s NJGWEP is the only New Jersey-based project, and one of 44 nationally, that will share in the $35.7 million awarded by HRSA.
“The NJGWEP reflects the sort of innovative thinking that has made our School of Osteopathic Medicine one of America’s most recognized in the important field of geriatric medical education,” Dr. Ali Houshmand, president of Rowan University, said in a prepared statement “This program not only answers an immediate need, but prepares our health care workforce for the near future, when one out of every five Americans will be aged 65 years or older.”
The program will also help develop and implement inter-professional education and training programs that focus on health and psychosocial needs of older patients, their caregivers and families.
Rowan’s NJGWEP is the only New Jersey-based project, and one of 44 nationally, that will share in the $35.7 million awarded by HRSA.
“The NJGWEP reflects the sort of innovative thinking that has made our School of Osteopathic Medicine one of America’s most recognized in the important field of geriatric medical education,” Dr. Ali Houshmand, president of Rowan University, said in a prepared statement “This program not only answers an immediate need, but prepares our health care workforce for the near future, when one out of every five Americans will be aged 65 years or older.”
The program will also help develop and implement inter-professional education and training programs that focus on health and psychosocial needs of older patients, their caregivers and families.
