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Moving Towards a Hyperaged World with Medical Students Disinterested in Geriatrics

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

  • Demographic aging and the definition of a hyperaged society
  • Review of the motivations of medical students in their specialty decisions
  • Preliminary results of a qualitative study in Quito, Ecuador: why are Ecuadorian medical students disinterested in geriatrics

Listen to the Podcast

  • 2:35 – What it means to age and aging of society
  • 6:08 – Age pyramid across the globe
  • 8:45 – Concept of hyperaged society
  • 10:29 – Are we ready for this hyperaged society
  • 11:34 – Lack of geriatricians
  • 12:40 – Deterrents for medical students in how they perceive geriatrics
  • 15:39 – Negative stereotypes of geriatricians
  • 16:59 – Motivators for geriatrics (gerontophobia)
  • 18:25 – Responsibility to promote geriatrics and caregiving of older adults
  • 21:21 – Questions
Jonathan Guillemot

Jonathan R. Guillemot, MA, MSc, PhD is a professor and researcher in gerontology at Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Ecuador. He is the director of SIPAM (Integral services for older adults) (https://healthecuador.org/camd/).

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