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Whether you want to make an impact directly by working with older adults and their families or indirectly through research, changing policy, or developing innovative technology to tackle the complex health and social challenges associated with growing older, a graduate degree from UMB is a great place to start.

Programs such as our graduate certificate in Aging & Applied Thanatology, our Master’s in Health and Social Innovation, and our PhD in Gerontology are designed to help you meet your career goals. Visit our website for a complete list of academic programs.

The Graduate School is also home to the Geriatrics & Gerontology Education and Research (GGEAR) program. Educational programs developed by GGEAR and its partners include online training modules through Geri-ED and interprofessional training opportunities such as the Geriatric Assessment Interdisciplinary Team (GAIT) program, in which students learn and work collaboratively in interprofessional settings.  

The Global Health Aging: Gerontology in Japan course explores and analyzes how broader cultural norms and social institutions of contemporary Japan shape individuals’ experiences of growing older, life-stage transitions, and intergenerational relations through a life course perspective.

During the spring semester, admitted students will take part in mandatory onboarding followed by a two-week faculty-led travel experience in Japan during the summer. The course is informed by an interdisciplinary gerontological approach integrating visits to and engagement with academic (research centers and universities), business (biotech, pharmaceutical, robotics), health and medical (geriatrics, hospitals, preventative care), policy (local and prefectural government), and socio-cultural (cultural heritage, living environment, social network) sites.

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Geri- ED is a platform to learn more about and register for non-academic educational programs related to geriatrics and gerontology.

Regardless of whether you are currently working with older adults or in support of them, thinking of a career transition, providing care to older family members and/or neighbors, or have a general interest in learning more about aging and older adults, the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Age-Friendly Specialist Certificate of Achievement Program is for you. The program is structured to be flexible and self-paced. Learn more: 

The Geriatric Assessment Interdisciplinary Team (GAIT program) brings together students from all University System of Maryland (USM) campuses for didactic and clinical sessions at geriatric sites such as medical & rehabilitative hospitals, independent living & long-term care communities, and hospice & palliative care settings. A minimum of 10 GAIT rotations are offered each academic year. 

For more information about the educational and co-curricular opportunities in geriatrics and gerontology offered through GGEAR, visit the program website or contact the program director.

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