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Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS." Institute of Medicine. 1994. Training Physicians to Care for Older Americans: Progress, Obstacles, and Future Directions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9162.
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Acronyms

AAFP

American Academy of Family Physicians

AAGP

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

AAMC

Association of American Medical Colleges

ABFP

American Board of Family Practice

ABIM

American Board of Internal Medicine

ACGME

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

ADGAP

Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs

AFAR

American Federation for Aging Research

AFCR

American Federation for Clinical Research

AGRI

American Geriatrics Recruitment Initiative

AGS

Academic Geriatrics Society

AMA

American Medical Association

ASCI

American Society for Clinical Investigation

CAQGM

Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine

DVA

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

FTE

Full-time equivalent

GRECC

Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

IOM

Institute of Medicine

LCME

Liaison Committee on Medical Education

Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS." Institute of Medicine. 1994. Training Physicians to Care for Older Americans: Progress, Obstacles, and Future Directions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9162.
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NaSIMM

National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower

NIA

National Institute on Aging

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIMH

National Institute of Mental Health

UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles

USPHS

U.S. Public Health Service

Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS." Institute of Medicine. 1994. Training Physicians to Care for Older Americans: Progress, Obstacles, and Future Directions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9162.
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Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS." Institute of Medicine. 1994. Training Physicians to Care for Older Americans: Progress, Obstacles, and Future Directions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9162.
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