Goodwin M, Morley J E
Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Louis, Missouri.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1994 Sep;42(9):1012-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb06599.x.
The GRECC program was established by the VA in 1975 and has been expanded since then to 16 sites. For more than a decade, GRECC staff have made major contributions to advancing the understanding of the aging process and developing approaches that have improved the care of older veterans as well as all frail elderly persons in the United States. Most notably, GRECC staff have been among the leading scientists in the field of aging, have stimulated the growth of some of the highest quality university-based geriatric programs in the country, have provided clinical training in geriatrics to thousands of health professional students and practitioners, and have developed innovative models of geriatric care. The GRECC model of integrating research, education, and clinical activities in a "center of excellence" with specific goals and expectations serves as one of the best examples of how scientific advances can be applied effectively to direct patient care.
GRECC项目由退伍军人事务部于1975年设立，此后已扩展至16个地点。十多年来，GRECC的工作人员为增进对衰老过程的理解以及开发改善美国老年退伍军人和所有体弱老年人护理的方法做出了重大贡献。最值得注意的是，GRECC的工作人员一直是衰老领域的顶尖科学家之一，推动了美国一些最优质的大学老年医学项目的发展，为数千名健康专业学生和从业者提供了老年医学临床培训，并开发了创新的老年护理模式。GRECC在“卓越中心”将研究、教育和临床活动整合在一起并设定特定目标和期望的模式，是科学进步如何有效应用于直接患者护理的最佳范例之一。
