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Students and Teachers' Preferences for Undergraduate Dementia Education in Western Australia
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Beer, Christopher; Watson, Natasha; Caputo, Lisa; Hird, Kathryn; Flicker, Leon – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
Medical graduates require positive attitudes toward older people with cognitive impairment, in addition to knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and management of dementia. The Student Training Project in Dementia (STriDE) project was conducted to ensure that these needs are met through curricula in Western Australian medical schools. Two medical…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Dementia, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries
Evaluating the Curricula for Entry-Level Care Professionals in Aging-Related Fields
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Ma, Ambrose – Educational Gerontology, 2007
The rapidly growing older population has generated the need for more gerontological or geriatric care professionals. This study evaluated the undergraduate programs offered by the departments of medicine, nursing studies and social work at a university in Hong Kong, based on the data of a recent alumni survey. It also identified factors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alumni, Social Work, Aging (Individuals)
Curriculum Planning for Undergraduate Training in Gerontology 1971-1972.
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Federal City Coll., Washington, DC. Inst. of Gerontology. – 1973
This report records the planning process of curriculum development for the projected undergraduate program of gerontology at the Institute of Gerontology, Federal City College. The goal of the project was to develop curriculum studies in aging for Federal City College undergraduate students, interested community persons, and workers employed in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Programs, Geriatrics
Geriatric Medical Education in Israel
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Leibovitz, Arthur; Baumoehl, Yehuda; Habot, Beni – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2004
In this article we will focus on geriatric medical education in Israel and will review our experience in this field. A coordinated effort of the Ministry of Health and the Israeli Medical Association led to the establishment of a modern geriatric system and to the recognition of geriatrics as a medical specialty in the early 1980s. All four…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Schools, Geriatrics, Professional Associations
Integrating Geriatric Content into a Medical School Curriculum: Description of a Successful Model
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Newell, Debra A.; Raji, Mukaila; Lieberman, Steven; Beach, Robert E. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2004
Most medical school curricula do not equip students with adequate attitudes, knowledge and skills to care for elderly populations. We describe an effective geriatric curricular infusion model compatible with preserving the overall curricula schema. Course and clerkship directors, staff and faculty from the Office of Educational Development, Center…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Schools, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Shifting Patterns of Nursing Practice: Impact on Nursing Education. Papers Presented at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the Southern Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing (Atlanta, Georgia, October 28-30, 1986).
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Southern Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing, Atlanta, GA. – 1987
Changes in the delivery of health care services and their implications for nursing practice and nursing education are discussed in nine papers from the 1986 annual meeting of the Southern Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing. Titles and authors are as follows: "Changes in Health Care and Challenges for Nursing Education" (Jacquelyn S.…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development