Also called: Geriatric Medicine Physician
A physician who specializes in the health of older adults, often juggling many conditions at once.
Sees an 88-year-old taking 14 medications and figures out which can safely stop, checks memory, assesses fall risk, and talks with the family about care plans. Many make visits to nursing homes or patients' homes.
Estimate; BLS top-codes physician wages.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's, medical school, an internal or family medicine residency, then a 1-year geriatrics fellowship.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Gerontology, Pre-Medicine.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Shortage is severe as baby boomers age.
Low risk for 10 years. AI flags risky drug combinations and drafts notes; untangling many conditions with patients and families stays human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1229.
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