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Geriatric Certificate Program

Working with older adults can be challenging, exciting, and rewarding.

Caretaker assists elderly patient

Are you looking for a career in an area that...

  • works with the fastest growing population in the world?
  • needs people with a broad range of skills, and who aim to improve people's lives?
  • can make a difference in the lives of those most in need?

The Geriatric Certificate Program at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø is for you!

Students must be at least junior-standing or graduate students to begin the 3-course Geriatric Certificate Program:

  • DHS 4402/5502 Survey of Aging Issues (3 credits, fall semester)
  • DHS 4403/5503 Interprofessional Systems in Geriatric Management (3 credits, spring semester)
  • DHS 4404/5504 Geriatric Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Internship (2 credits, spring semester)

 

Students may register for courses online through MyºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø. Detailed course descriptions are available via the or the .

For more information or to get started, contact:

Sister Anthony Marie Greving, Coordinator
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Geriatric Certificate Program
(208) 282-4284

grevsist@isu.edu

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏ꿉۪s Kasiska Division of Health Sciences offers the 8-credit Geriatric Certificate Program to prepare students to support the increasing older adult population with health care needs, and gain practical experience through 90 hours of hands-on educational rotation.

The Geriatric Certificate Program at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø is available online, and awards undergraduate and graduate students with a Geriatric Certificate along with their degree upon graduation.

Credits count towards upper-division elective credits for undergraduate students, or elective credits for graduate students.

The certificate cannot be awarded without the completion of a concurrent degree program.