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What is a Geriatric Education Center (GEC)?

Geriatric Education Centers serve local communities by training health professionals in issues unique to older adults.

Established in 1985 by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), there are now approximately 48 funded Geriatric Education Centers in the United States. GECs have trained well over 450,000 health care professionals from all disciplines nationwide to better serve the rapidly expanding older adult population.

What is the Live Oak GEC?

Live Oak GEC is a collaborative effort between departments of Florida State University, Florida A&M University and the University of Southern Alabama.

This Geriatric Education Center is focused on serving those that provide care to rural and urban underserved and minority elders in and around the Florida panhandle. More about us...