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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
Gerontologic/Geriatric Training in Medical School: Preferences of Students, Educators, and Practitioners of Medicine in Regard to Curricular Content.
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Coccaro, Emil F.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1983
Assessed the attitudes of students, faculties, and practitioners associated with two schools of medicine toward gerontologic/geriatric medical education including specific items relating to course content during the preclinical and clinical years. Results revealed a consensus regarding course content in areas such as psychiatry, nutrition, and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Gerontology, Geriatrics
Determining Geriatric Content in a Medical School Curriculum.
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Duthie, Edmund H., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1988
Geriatric content in a medical school curriculum was assayed by surveying faculty course directors and students about course content, by conducting an independent review of course content, and by analyzing the content of course examinations. The students' assessments of geriatric content were found to be not valid. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum, Geriatrics, Gerontology
Clinical Medical Education in the Nursing Home: Opportunities and Limits.
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Pawlson, L. Gregory – Journal of Medical Education, 1982
Evidence is presented to support the development of the nursing home as a required clinical educational site. Analogies and differences between the nursing home and the hospital in medical education are explored as a means of understanding the potential and limits of the nursing home's role in medical education. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Comparative Analysis, Geriatrics, Higher Education
From Aging...to Saging--The Ohio State Senior Partners Program: Longitudinal and Experiential Geriatrics Education
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Kantor, Bonnie S.; Myers, Michelle R. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
The Ohio State College of Medicine began its Senior Partners Program (SPP) in 2001 as part of its commitment to integrate geriatric education throughout all four years of the medical curriculum. For participating senior partners and medical students, the SPP has signified a journey through a continuum of aging. Initial evaluations suggest that…
Descriptors: Medical Students, State Schools, State Colleges, Geriatrics
A Bibliography on the Education of Physicians for Primary Care.
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Clare, F. Lawrence, Comp.; And Others – 1985
A bibliography on education of physicians for primary care is presented, based on a search of the "Index Medicus" primarily for the period 1971-1983. Selected articles from 1984 are also included. The approximately 60 references are listed alphabetically by the lead author's surname. A major feature of the bibliography is the keywording of each…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), College Curriculum, Educational Facilities, Family Practice (Medicine)