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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

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I can either tell you, “Here’s what I want you to do and know,” or I can just give you a book and say, “Go read it.” Eric: … in geriatrics as a primary care doctor? You have to, A, have done a geriatrics fellowship and, B, had some ongoing and passed the geri board. Greg: Yeah.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

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We’ve also invited Mike Harper, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) as well as past-president for the society (and my previous program director). The fact that we have I think something like 3000 health systems that are at least now somewhat certified and moving to a higher levels of certification.