UCLA Geriatrics
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UCLA Geriatrics
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Your heart is an incredible organ that's been working tirelessly for you since before you were born!
This American Heart Month, we're celebrating the amazing resilience of the human heart. Research continues to show that positive changes can benefit cardiovascular health at any stage of life.
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM
🌟 Medical students: Apply to the MSTAR Program for Summer 2026! NIH-funded aging research with stipends, seminars & networking.
📅 Applications start Jan 16 📧 [email protected]
#MedicalEducation #AgingResearch
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Exciting News: UCLA Health, USC, and Cedars-Sinai have joined forces to create Southern California's newest Pepper Center—one of only 15 nationally funded centers dedicated to advancing aging research.
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Grace Chen on being selected as a scholar in Technology and AI: Transforming Health Professions Education with the @HarvardMacy Institute! This prestigious program supports healthcare professionals in adapting new technologies and approaches into the learning environment.
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Arun Karlamangla on being named the inaugural holder of the David H Solomon Chair in Geriatric Medicine!
This prestigious chair honors Dr. Solomon's legacy as a founder of UCLA's Division of Geriatrics and the nation's largest geriatric fellowship program.
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
UCLA Geriatrician Dr. David Lee weighs in on the incredible story of 97 year-old Saturia Martinez, featured on ABC7!
Dr. Lee discusses the Stanford study on aging and explains “cognitive reserve”- a key concept in understanding healthy aging.
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
7.2M American live with dementia. Most family caregivers get no support- until now.

Medicare’s GUIDE pilot is expanding nationwide with 24/7 care navigation, respite services, and more.

Dr. David Reuben is leading the charge and explains why GUIDE matters here: www.aarp.org/health/brain...
Dementia Care Pilot Program Now Supports More Families
Medicare’s GUIDE program has a helpline, respite care and a care navigator
www.aarp.org
October 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Big News: NIH has reinstated grants to UCLA, including support for our MSTAR Program! This program connects medical students with leading aging researchers, inspiring the next generation of physician-scientists. We are grateful to continue this vital work #researchpowersprogress
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM