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Geriatric medicine is a specialty that is often dismissed in medical school, and it can be hard for those who are keen to learn about elderly care to find others with the same enthusiasm. A geriatric medicine society can bring these students together and encourage other students to consider the specialty.  

Becoming a society, rather than a few friends with an interest in geriatrics, would offer us opportunities to host formal teaching sessions for our colleagues, led by students. We would also bring in doctors or other professionals to gain greater insight into a career in geriatric medicine. 

Our formation event would introduce what geriatric medicine is, and how it links to other specialities. Elderly patients often have multiple conditions, so a wide breadth of knowledge is needed to be a good geriatrician. This links to our plans to hold collaboration events with other medical societies. For example, around 1 in 4 older people experience mental health issues, so a teaching collaboration with Psyched would be extremely relevant and would advertise geriatric medicine to a wider audience.