What is the NorCal GEC?

Founded in 2003, the Northern California Geriatric Education Center addresses faculty and curriculum development in geriatric education and training and provides clinical training of health professions students on the campuses of our consortium members. The NorCal GEC also addresses needs for geriatric education among health professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the Monterey Bay Area, and in the rural counties of Northern California.

Our GEC services 30 counties in Northern California, 27 of which are rural and/or categorized as medically underserved areas. To view the geographical areas served by the Northern California GEC see our Coverage Map.

Geriatric Education Centers are funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration/Bureau of Health Professions (HRSA/BHPr).

Mission & Goals

The mission of the Northern California Geriatric Education Center (NorCal GEC) is to provide education and training in geriatrics for health professionals and thereby to improve the quality and availability of health care for older adults in Northern California.

The Goals and Objectives of the Northern California GEC are to:

• Support the training/retraining of faculty to provide instruction in geriatrics

• Develop, implement, and evaluate curricula focusing on health/health care of older adults

• Improve clinical training in geriatrics of health professionals in multiple disciplines at the pre- and postdoctoral (residency) levels.

• Support continuing education of health professionals who provide care to older adults in Northern California with a focus on Training of Trainers among GEC Community Partners.

For more about our programs, visit our Programs page.