Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Science (GERAS), established in 2013 at St Peter’s Hospital, is the core active centre for aging research in our division. Faculty members are also leading innovative programs of research within the Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging (RIA) and St Joseph’s Health System Centre for Integrated Care.

Our Values

The need for geriatric expertise and advocacy has never been so vital. Our work is relevant and important and it intersects with almost all specialties. For long-term health and sustainability, we know that it must be designed in a way that is meaningful and manageable for ourselves and our teams. This is a core division value.

Our Strengths

We are proud to have a reputation for being approachable, collaborative and excellent teachers. Our partnerships with other subspecialties have forged exciting fellowship programs such as geriatric nephrology, geriatric clinical pharmacology and psychiatry affiliated with GeriMedRisk. The natural integration of our Regional Geriatric Program (RGPc), GERAS and the academic division is a powerful formula that has launched many successful endeavours. For example, educational programs like the Geriatric Certificate Program are recognized nationally as premier training for our interdisciplinary health care workforce.

Our vision:

Medicine at McMaster University has an academic legacy of originality and being unbound by convention. This culture helps us to see broad possibilities and to creatively address the challenges that we face today. We are enthusiastic to explore new ways of care, research and education while staying true to what is essential.

If you are curious to learn more about our division and what we do, please contact us.