Texas Geriatrics Society (TGS)

Mission:
The mission of this organization is the promotion and maintenance of high professional standards of health care for the elderly. The organization accomplishes its mission by:

• Assisting in the education of health care professionals in issues of treating and caring for the elderly.
• Fostering professional and public awareness concerning multidisclipinary issues in geriatric medicine.
• Encouraging health professionals in training to pursue careers in geriatrics and gerontology.
• Serving as a forum for discussion of issues pertaining to geriatric medicine by concerned health care professionals.
• Acting as a resource to professional and lay organizations, government agencies and community programs in treatment and care of the elderly.
• Fostering the above objectives in cooperation with the American Geriatrics Society and by coordinating activities with other professional societies and interested groups.