The Oregon Geriatric Education Center (OGEC) serves the state of Oregon. The Center is a consortium of three education and training institutions, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University's Institute on Aging, and Oregon State University's Program in Gerontology and Cooperative Extension Service.

The mission of the OGEC is to improve care of older adults through the interdisciplinary education and training of health care providers.

In the next half century, the elderly population in the United States is projected to more than double in size—from 31 million to 80 million. Today, Oregon ranks 17th among the 50 states in the percentage of its population over age 65. Most older adults receive care from health professionals whose educational preparation focused on younger persons. Older adults have complex health care needs, and increased numbers of health professionals, prepared in gerontology, are urgently needed to provide leadership and high-quality care to this growing and vulnerable population. A larger proportion of the population of rural communities is older, and yet most providers in these settings have not received geriatric education.

The consortium is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, of the US Department of Health and Human Services (Award #D31HP08816).