Welcome to Stanford Geriatric Education Center
National Leader in Ethnogeriatrics
A center for multidisciplinary ethnogeriatric education, focusing on faculty development, training for health care providers, research, and policy analysis.
The Stanford Geriatric Education Center (SGEC) provides a variety of multidisciplinary ethnogeriatric programs and curriculum resource materials to educate health care professionals on the cultural issues associated with aging and health. The SGEC promotes cultural sensitivity and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for the rapidly growing population of ethnic minority elders in the United States.
Funded continuously since 1987 by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, the original core faculty members of the SGEC coined the word “ethnogeriatrics”. The SGEC is currently a cooperative project between Stanford University School of Medicine, San Jose State University, On Lok Senior Health Services, Laguna Honda Hospital, and Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley, Inc.
About the SGEC
The SGEC is funded in part by the Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA, USDHHS and is a consortium of the Stanford University School of Medicine Center for Education in Family and Community Medicine; San Jose State University; On Lok Senior Health Services, Inc.; and Laguna Honda Hospital. The multidisciplinary Ethnogeriatric Specialists are from a number of universities, community colleges, and community-based organizations.
The SGEC service region includes ten California counties—Alameda, Merced, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Solano. It is also a state and national resource on ethnogeriatrics.
Targeted Disciplines include: gerontology, medicine, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, pastoral care, psychology, and social work.
