Professional postgraduates in geriatric medicine are one of the most important re-courses of geriatric specialists. However
training model for geriatric postgraduates is still unclear in China. In general
geriatric medicine has no independent training plan
and is included in internal medicine training. Such model cannot represent the feature of geriatric medicine. The present paper aimed to discuss the ability construction for geriatric postgraduates based on the geriatric medicine specialist training experience both at home and abroad
including diagnosis and treatment of multi-system diseases
ability of geriatric assessment
management of geriatric syndromes
consultation for geriatric rehabilitation and ability for continuity health service in order to cultivate the compound tal-ents suitable for the aging society requirement for geriatric medicine in China.