The Singapore’s National University of Singapore intends to train all its students for Geriatric Medicine from second year onwards. Considering the large population of the elderly in India, medical institutions in India should follow the initiative. With changing demographics, many countries are trying to adopt to new training initiatives. Many countries with growing elderly population are making sure that their workforce in healthcare is trained to attend to the needs of elderly.
Singapore is one the most developed Asian country. Though the population of Singapore is very small compared to India, Singapore has braced up to the challenge of providing training to its Doctors in Geriatric Medicine. The National University of Singapore has made it mandatory for its Medical Students to undergo training in Geriatric Medicine. Students from second year onwards must take courses in Geriatric…
