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.