Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink
Physician's Weekly
JUNE 19, 2025
The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a 50% increase in demand for geriatricians from 2018 to 2030, when the entire baby boom generation will be older than 65. The AMA points out that doctors must have more schooling and significantly more clinical experience than nurse practitioners. Today, about 18% of the U.S.
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