Established by the Regents of the University of Michigan in 1987
Merged with the University's Institute of Gerontology in 2004
Nearly 300 faculty from 14 schools and 29 departments
Faculty conduct $79 million in research annually
$22 million in NIH center grant funding
Ranked 4th by U.S. News and World Report among academic geriatrics programs
1st and one of only 12 NIA-funded Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers fostering collaborative, multidisciplinary research and training
One of only five NIA-funded Nathan Shock Centers for the Basic Biology of Aging
A John A. Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatrics to enhance training opportunities and promote careers in geriatric medicine
Affiliated with the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, one of 20 nationally
Opened Geriatrics Center Clinics and Turner Geriatric Clinic at the U-M East Ann Arbor Health and Geriatrics Center in 2006; 29,000 patient visits annually
