When many people think of Latin Americans immediately they may refer to mariachis, poor countries, corrupt governments, exotic foods and maybe they may know one or two presidents. According to Merriam Webster, the definition of Latin American is: all the people from Spanish America and Brazil.
Key differentiators between Gerontology and Geriatrics. 1  Gerontology deals with the entire ageing process in individuals whereas Geriatrics concentrates only the ageing process of older adults.  Gerontology is a multidisciplinary field of study where as Geriatrics is a part of the internal medicine.
1 The main difference between these two categories is the age of the patients that they are trained to take care of. 2  Internal medicine providers only handle adult patients. 3  Family practice providers, on the other hand, handle patients of all ages â children and adults â focusing on a wide range of medical needs.