{"id":2012,"date":"2026-02-11T10:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/advisory-committee-management\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:38:52","slug":"geriatrics-and-gerontology-advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/advisory-committee-management\/geriatrics-and-gerontology-advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"va-body-wrapper wp-block-create-block-body-wrapper\"><div class=\"va-body-wrapper__inner\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-spacer-50\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-unequal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide va-intro-page va-intro-page-1 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">*Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #005EA2\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-colored-spacer has-0073-aa-background-color has-background\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-spacer-10 wp-container-content-728072c3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/advisory-committee-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Friendly_relationship_between_caregiver_and_happy__header-geriatrics-and-gerontology-advisory-committee.jpg?w=480\" alt=\"Friendly relationship between caregiver and happy eldery woman during nursing at home. Senior services and geriatric care concept.\" class=\"wp-image-191\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/advisory-committee-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Friendly_relationship_between_caregiver_and_happy__header-geriatrics-and-gerontology-advisory-committee.jpg 480w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/advisory-committee-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Friendly_relationship_between_caregiver_and_happy__header-geriatrics-and-gerontology-advisory-committee.jpg?resize=300,131 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-spacer-25\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide va-intro-page va-intro-page-1 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To provide advice to the Secretary on all matters pertaining to geriatrics and gerontology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group va-text-and-underlined-headline-box-2 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-va-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Committee Manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer va-text-and-underlined-headline-box-2__spacer is-style-spacer-10\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-6388d5dc is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f221bfd0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-icon-block va-icon-size-24\" style=\"color:#005EA2;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"25\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 25\">\n    <path fill=\"currentColor\"\n          d=\"M8.682 14.22c2.016-.133 6.484-.24 8.319.278 2.736.772 4.965 3.638 4.879 6.523-.023.824-.6 1.382-1.416 1.424H3.516c-2.031-.104-1.403-2.762-.899-4.005C3.641 15.92 6 14.396 8.682 14.217v.003ZM11.78 2.681c3.855-.15 6.425 4.02 4.484 7.386-1.783 3.085-6.212 3.303-8.28.395-2.263-3.176-.089-7.63 3.795-7.78Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Michael J. 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href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/advisory-committee-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/05\/Fall_2022_Report_geriatrics-and-gerontology-advisory-committee-2022fall.pdf\">Fall 2022 Report<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF, 33.4 KB, 2 pages, 04\/20\/2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/advisory-committee-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/05\/Apr_2023_Report_geriatrics-and-gerontology-advisory-committee-202304.pdf\">Apr 2023 Report<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF, 196 KB, 5 pages, 11\/07\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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