Our Division
We have the best of both worlds — fantastic physicians providing comprehensive care to older adults, and researchers developing a greater understanding of the aging process to optimize our later years in life.
Our Mission
Geriatrics & Gerontology: To optimize the experience of aging through excellence in clinical care, inspired teaching, and transformative research.
Palliative Care: To provide equitable, compassionate, team-based care to all of those affected by serious illness by addressing emotional, physical, social, and spiritual wellbeing using clinical excellence, advocacy, innovation, and education.
Our Vision
Geriatrics & Gerontology: To create a better world for aging people.
Palliative Care: To create an environment at UCSDH where every patient and family has access to team members who are experienced in using palliative care skills.
Nationally Ranked
UC San Diego Health has been ranked 1st in San Diego and tied for 1st in California and Top 20 in the nation in the US News & World Report "Best Hospitals" survey for 2024-25.
Thrilled to announce that we've ranked in 11 specialties, with Geriatrics in the top 20!
May is Older Americans Month
This May, as we celebrate Older Americans Month, we embrace the 2025 theme, Flip the Script on Aging, which challenges society to rethink and reshape how we view aging. It’s about breaking down stereotypes and changing the conversation. At the UC San Diego Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Palliative Care, we are committed to empowering older adults through groundbreaking research, compassionate care, and education that highlights the strength, wisdom, and vitality of aging individuals.
Recruitment open for Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (HS Clin, Adjunct, In-Res, Clin X) Palliative Care Physician
The Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Palliative Care at the UC San Diego School of Medicine is committed to academic and clinical excellence and diversity within our faculty, staff, student body, and trainees. The Palliative Care at UC San Diego Health is currently seeking compassionate and skilled Palliative Care Physicians experienced in treating individuals with serious, advanced, and life-limiting illnesses to join our inter-professional team. The Palliative Care Program at UC San Diego Health is a well-established, large, inter-professional team with both inpatient and clinic-based teams. This position involves a balance of inpatient and outpatient clinical care, focusing on symptom management, advanced care planning, and improving the overall quality of life for patients and their families. The selected candidates will also teach and mentor medical students, residents, and clinical fellows. The appropriate series and appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate’s background and experience.
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More information on this Award, including the list of the award winners is on the Academy’s website www.aahpm.org.
The San Diego Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR) Grant renewed!
We are pleased to report that our San Diego Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR) P30 has been successfully renewed! We now have additional funding from the National Institute on Aging for the next five years to provide support and resources for early-career investigators from diverse backgrounds committed to behavioral and social science research in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and address ADRD inequities through novel research targeting multilevel factors to inform interventions. Our Center’s population focus has evolved to be inclusive of groups with disproportionate risks for ADRD and of particular importance here in the San Diego region, including Hispanic/Latino, Limited English Proficiency, and Refugee Communities. We have also expanded our Center to include a new Community Liaison and Recruitment Core. Our center will continue to benefit from the strong leadership of faculty from both UC San Diego and San Diego State University. We are very excited to have received this renewed funding!
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Fellowships
We are happy to welcome our 10 new fellows to UC San Diego — 3 Geriatric Medicine fellows and 7 Hospice & Palliative Medicine fellows!
Grand Rounds
Join us for our monthly series (typically 1st Tuesday of the month), with a range of talks from experts in the fields of geriatrics, gerontology and palliative care. Special edition grand rounds are being held in May/June to provide an opportunity to hear from our fellows!
San Diego/Imperial Geriatrics Education Center
lmproving Geriatrics Education in the Community: SDSU and UCSD are co-leads on a HRSA-funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant to continue the San Diego/Imperial Geriatrics Education Center (SDIGEC) and its important work educating local healthcare providers and communities on Alzheimer's Disease and geriatrics!
Support Our Work
Join us in helping older people live their best lives longer. Addressing the needs of our older adults is important now more than ever! Your donations ensure that our research and clinical care keep pace with the needs of our community and ensure our initiatives to further educate the geriatrics work force remain strong and expand.