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The Impact of VA's Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers on Academic Affiliates
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Bragg, Elizabeth J.; Meganathan, Karthikeyan; Shay, Kenneth; Gilman, Stuart C.; Zeiss, Robert A.; Hettler, Debbie L. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
The education mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to train health professionals to benefit VA and the United States. One approach for achieving that mission, along with VA's research and clinical missions, was the establishment of Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers (GRECCs) in 1975. These were developed at VA…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Health Occupations, Medical Schools, Health Personnel
California Geriatric Education Center Logic Model: An Evaluation and Communication Tool
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Price, Rachel M.; Alkema, Gretchen E.; Frank, Janet C. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
A logic model is a communications tool that graphically represents a program's resources, activities, priority target audiences for change, and the anticipated outcomes. This article describes the logic model development process undertaken by the California Geriatric Education Center in spring 2008. The CGEC is one of 48 Geriatric Education…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Models, Program Development, Federal Aid
Teaching Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Ambulatory Care: A Case Study
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Williams, Brent C.; Remington, Tami L.; Foulk, Mariko A.; Whall, Ann L. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
Interdisciplinary health care training is advocated by numerous government and philanthropic organizations. Educators in the health professions are increasingly offering training in interdisciplinary health care in a variety of contexts, including ambulatory settings. This paper describes a three-year program to teach skills in interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Health Occupations, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics