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. 2023 Aug 22;330(8):693-694.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.11110.

The Paradoxical Decline of Geriatric Medicine as a Profession

Jerry H Gurwitz  1
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The Paradoxical Decline of Geriatric Medicine as a Profession

Jerry H Gurwitz. JAMA. .
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In this Viewpoint, author Jerry Gurwitz discusses the attrition of geriatric medicine as a profession, attributing it in part to societal attitudes about aging and compounded by the negative effects of lower compensation and lack of career prestige.

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