Division of Geriatric Medicine

Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health foster a robust, intensely curious and collaborative research culture, with opportunities that abound at every level (from beginning to mentored early career to mid-career to late career researcher) and across the spectrum of scientific discovery (biological and bench research, health services research, and clinical and translational research). Researchers have access to research informatics, population research tools (such as TriNetX), and technology through the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, which provides tools, services and training for students and faculty engaging in health research.

A key part of the Division of Geriatric Medicine’s mission and vision for the future with the expansion of its academic footprint is research. The division is actively recruiting geriatrics-trained clinician researchers who do aging research. Current faculty members are involved in multiple grant-funded and internally-funded research projects, serving in multiple roles from collaborators and mentors to co-principal investigators. For example, Dr. Nicole Osevala, interim Division Chief, led a multimillion-dollar Department of Human Services grant to address COVID-19 outbreaks in central Pennsylvania nursing homes. The College of Medicine is also partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Health on the Long-Term Care Resiliency, Infrastructure Supports, and Empowerment (LTC-RISE) grant-funded initiative, which aims to help long-term care facilities weather and overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.