[Medical education, graduate and continuing education of physicians in geriatrics in Germany--current status]

Due to the importance of geriatrics which has been generally accepted in the inpatient medical care for many years, geriatrics has now been included into the amended Model Regulations of Postgraduate Medical Training (novellierte Muster-Weiter-bildungsordnung) in the form of the optional postgraduate training "clinical geriatrics". Thus geriatrics has the chance of being broadly accepted and standing the test in clinic and practice where our colleagues are working.