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UNC Hospitals Hillsborough has an inpatient geriatrics service. Photo: UNC Health

Geriatricians wanted: Medical schools recruit aging health specialists

April 29. By Grace Vitaglione/North Carolina Health News. North Carolinians are getting older, but there aren’t enough people getting trained to care for them. The population of people ages 65 and older in North Carolina is expected to nearly double to 2.7 million in the next couple decades. Many of those older adults will require care from […]