• GIG Regional Campus Expansion
   
• Regional Campus Resources
  Medical students at all year levels are encouraged to utilize the learning resources contained on this web site to inform their care of older adult patients whenever and wherever they encounter them throughout their pre-clinical and clinical years. A wide variety of materials, resources and references are included for each competency area, so that learning/resource materials are included to accommodate most learning styles.

2006-2007 Events

• Thursday, June 1, 2006 from 12n-1pm
  Geriatrics Interest Group lunch co-sponsored with the Pediatrics Interest Group lunch as orientation for all 120 first-year students
   
• Friday, September 22, 2006
  Introductory organizational lunch meeting with elections from noon to 12:50pm. Attended by approximately 20 students.
   
• Friday, October 20, 2006
  Kick-Off Cook-out at the Rez cancelled due to major College of Medicine event scheduled against planned activity
   
• Saturday, November 4, 2006
  Student volunteers participated in the Alzheimer’s Resource Center Memory Walk, co-sponsored event with SIGN (Students Interest Group in Neurology). Helped with set-up, guiding families and Alzheimer’s patients, staffing refreshment tables, and met multiple local business vendors involved with care for older adults. Approximately 100 Walk participants and 4 students.
  
   

   

   

   
  

• Saturday, November 18, 2006
  Participated in the Homecoming Health Fair, organized at the end of the FSUCares 5K Run by the Family Medicine Interest Group. Provided informational materials on healthy aging for your brain and taught people how to do sudoku puzzles as a practical application. Raffle drawing held for a $20 Borders gift certificate drawn from successful puzzle completer. Approximately 20 participants, staffed by 4 students.

  

  

• Friday, January 12, 2007, 12:00noon to 12:50pm
  General GIG lunch meeting to plan spring semester events. A brief powerpoint presentation given by student president to emphasize research and travel opportunities.
   
• Saturday, March 31, 2007
  7:30am-2:00pm
  Alzheimer’s Education and Training Conference, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Project. Student volunteers guided conference attendees around the FSU College of Medicine, attended presentations, provided computer support for guest lecturers, and acted as runners for handout duplication, etc. throughout the meeting. 79 caregiver and 38 health care professional conference attendees, 14 health care business organizations and 6 students volunteers participated.

• Saturday, April 21, 2007, 8:00am-1:00pm
  Florida Geriatrics Society (state AGS chapter) Annual Meeting at NOVA Southeastern School of Medicine, in Ft. Lauderdale—attended by three students.

Upcoming Education Conferences

Geriatrics Grand Rounds
Thursday, February 22, 2007
12:00N-1:00PM
Drs. Brummel-Smith and Granville, Reynolds Grant presentation

Consensus Conference in Geriatrics Education
July 11, 2007 - July 13, 2007
Westin Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri

Geriatrics Continuum 2007
October 26, 2007 - October 28, 2007
Disney's Contemporary Resort, Orlando, FL

The 60th Annual Scientific Meeting
November 16, 2007- November 20, 2007
Hilton San Francisco, San Francisco, CA