About Huffington Center On Aging.
"Responding to the Heath Care of Older People with Premier Care, World-Class
Research, and Excellence in Education"
 In
1988, The Honorable Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington established
the Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Center on
Aging at Baylor College of Medicine. Today, the Huffington
Center on Aging (HCOA) is recognized as one of the premier
centers on aging in the world.
The Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Center
on Aging is committed to addressing the needs of an aging population
by:
The Huffington Center on Aging has one of the most advanced aging
research programs in the country. Especially prominent are
our programs in cell and molecular biology of aging, cardiovascular
diseases, ethics and outcomes research. Research geriatricians
and gerontologists are trained through a NIA-funded aging
research training grant and an approved geriatrics fellowship
program that offers two additional years of research training
for those interested in academic research careers. Research
enrichment, including opportunities to visit laboratories
in this country and abroad, is afforded by the generosity
of several foundations.
The Huffington Center is extensively involved in undergraduate
and graduate education. Education in aging and aging-related
topics extends through college, medical school, residency
training and post-graduate training for physicians and allied
health professionals. We also have an extensive program of
education for the lay public. The geriatric fellowship training
program is based on the great variety and depth of clinical
training sites which reflect the multi-racial, multi-ethnic
composition of Houston. Geriatric fellows have the opportunity
to train in managed care organizations and community institutional
and non-institutional long term care and residential facilities.
The center and its faculty have received numerous awards
and accolades. The Huffington Center on Aging is a John A.
Hartford Foundation, Inc. of New York designated Center of
Excellence in Geriatrics. And since 1985 we have served as
the headquarters of the Texas Consortium Geriatrics Education
Center, one of 47 such federally funded GECs in the country.
We have recently been further honored by our founding benefactors,
Ambassador and Mrs. Roy M. Huffington, who have established
the Phyllis Gough Huffington Bicentennial endowment Fund with
another $2,000,000 gift. And Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell
have pledged $1,000,000 for research on Alzheimer's disease
to be conducted by Robert J. Luchi, MD, the founding director
of the HCOA.
We are proud of our many accomplishments at the center. These
pages will provide you with an overview of the research efforts,
educational initiatives, and training programs of the center
as well as affiliated clinical services and training activities
administered by the center. Thank you very much for your interest
in Baylor College of Medicine and the Huffington Center on
Aging.
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