Existing Formal Geriatrics Competencies and Milestones

The following healthcare disciplines have formalized geriatrics competencies approved by at least one national organization. Certification in these competencies varies by discipline.  Some have formal certification pathways and some do not.

Emergency Medicine
Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Emergency Medicine Residents - March, 2010

Geriatrics
Geriatric Fellowship Curriculum Milestones - December, 2012

Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Medical Students - Updated 6/30/2010

Internal Medicine/Family Medicine
Minimum Geriatric Competencies for IM-FM Residents

Multidisciplinary Competencies in the Care of Older Adults at the Completion of the Entry-level Health Professional Degree
A workgroup of the Partnership for Health in Aging (PHA) -- a loose coalition of over 25 health professional organizations first convened by the AGS in June 2008 -- has created universal geriatrics competencies relevant to all healthcare disciplines.  The competencies have been reviewed and endorsed by 28 professional organizations.
PHA Multidisciplinary Competencies

Nursing
Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies for Older Adult Care
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative
(March 2004)
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/OlderAdultCare.htm

Recommended Baccalaureate Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for the Nursing Care of Older Adults:  Supplement to the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
(September 2010)
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/adultgerocomp.htm

Position Descriptions and Related Core Competencies for Seven Nursing Positions in the Nursing Home Setting (April 2009)
American Association for Long-term Care Nursing
http://www.ltcnursing.org

Pharmacy
Geriatric Pharmacy Curriculum Guide (2nd edition, 2007)
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Includes competencies for approximately 22 core curriculum topics for senior care pharmacists and students regardless of practice setting.

Psychiatry
Geriatric Core Competencies for General Psychiatry Residents (2005)
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
http://www.aagponline.org/prof/corecomptncs.asp

Psychology
Attitude, Knowledge and Skill Competencies for Practice in Professional Geropsychology
The Council of Training Programs in Professional Gerospychology
(April 2009)
Describes competencies in clinical geropsychology at the doctoral, internship, post-doctoral, and post-licensure levels.
See: American Psychologist. April 2009;64(3):205-214.
Additional information on psychology competencies at: http://www.apa.org/ed/graduate/competency.html  

Social Work
Foundation Gerontological Social Work Competencies (2000)
Council on Social Work Education, National Center for Gerontological Social Work Education, the Geriatric Social Work Initiative
A list of foundation knowledge, values, and competencies to help form classroom learning objectives and guide curriculum development for BSW and 1st year MSW students.

Geriatric Social Work Competency Scale, Version II (2002)
A validated geriatric social work competency scale based on the above competencies.
For both documents, see: http://depts.washington.edu/geroctr/Curriculum3/sub3_3_1Competencies.html

Surgery
Proposed Competencies in Geriatric Patient Care forUse in Assessment for Initial and
Continued BoardCertification of Surgical Specialists (August 2011)