{"id":8859,"date":"2023-08-18T14:33:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/?p=8859"},"modified":"2024-05-06T12:21:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T16:21:38","slug":"wanted-geriatricians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/wanted-geriatricians\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanted: Geriatricians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/753\/2023\/08\/geriatric-men-300x233.png\" alt=\"three elderly men\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/753\/2023\/08\/geriatric-men-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/753\/2023\/08\/geriatric-men.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In the United States, the number of geriatricians is declining. But the number of older adults continues to increase annually. There were 56.4 million people age 65 and older in 2020. By 2030, that number will reach 74.1 million. As the population ages at an increasing rate, the US will need more trained healthcare providers who focus on geriatric care. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/aging-america-the-growing-need-for-geriatricians\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the United States, the number of geriatricians is declining. But the number of older adults continues to increase annually. There were 56.4 million people age 65 and older in 2020. By 2030, that number will reach 74.1 million. 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