Surviving the Silver Tsunami: Training a Health Care Workforce to Care for North Carolina's Aging Population

N C Med J. 2016 Mar-Apr;77(2):102-6. doi: 10.18043/ncm.77.2.102.

Abstract

North Carolina's aging population will require a health care workforce prepared to meet patients' complex care needs. The keys to training this workforce include continuing to mobilize the state's educational infrastructure to provide interprofessional, community-based experiences and maximizing exposure to new models of care.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Civil Defense / education*
  • Disasters
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Health Services for the Aged / organization & administration*
  • Health Workforce / standards*
  • Humans
  • Inservice Training / methods*
  • Models, Organizational
  • North Carolina