| Sumario: | The article focuses on the uneven development of geriatric medicine education, academic presence, and clinical services across Europe, based on a pan-European mapping study covering 38 countries. It highlights that geriatric medicine is formally recognized as a specialty in only 24 countries, with significant regional disparities in specialist training, academic leadership, and clinical service provision. The study emphasizes that gaps in geriatric education contribute directly to inequities in care for older adults, noting the lack of standardized undergraduate and postgraduate curricula for the wider healthcare workforce. The authors advocate for harmonized training standards, increased specialty recognition, and co-designed educational approaches involving older people and carers to address systemic ageism and improve care quality.
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