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Filinson, Rachel; Clark, Phillip G.; Evans, Joann; Padula, Cynthia; Willey, Cynthia – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2012
In 2007, the Health Resources Services Administration introduced new mandates that raised the standards on program evaluation for Geriatric Education Centers. Described in this article are the primary and secondary evaluation efforts undertaken for one program within the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC), the findings from these…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Continuing Education, Geriatrics, Accountability
Callahan, Kathryn E.; Rogers, Matthew T.; Lovato, James F.; Fernandez, Helen M. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2013
Quality improvement (QI) initiatives are critical in the care of older adults who are more vulnerable to substandard care. QI education meets aspects of core Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies and prepares learners for the rising focus on performance measurement in health care. The authors developed, implemented, and…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Experiential Learning, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
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Politynska, Barbara; van Rijsselt, Rene J. T.; Lewko, Jolanta; Philp, Ian; Figueiredo, Daniella; De Sousa, Lilliana – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2012
Quality assurance (QA) in gerontological and geriatric education programs is regarded as essential to maintain standards, strengthen accountability, improve readability of qualifications, and facilitate professional mobility. In this article the authors present a summary of international developments in QA and elaborate four international trends,…
Descriptors: Nurses, Academic Education, Professional Training, Quality Control