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George, Daniel R.; Stuckey, Heather L.; Dillon, Caroline F.; Whitehead, Megan M. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: To evaluate whether medical student participation in TimeSlips (TS), a creative group-based storytelling program, with persons affected by dementia would improve student attitudes toward this patient population. Design and Methods: Fifteen fourth-year medical students from Penn State College of Medicine participated in a month-long…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Attitudes, State Colleges, Dementia
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Shapiro, Johanna; Cho, Beverly – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
Medical Readers' Theater (MRT) is an innovative and simple way of helping medical students to reflect on difficult-to-discuss topics in geriatrics medical education, such as aging stereotypes, disability and loss of independence, sexuality, assisted living, relationships with adult children, and end-of-life issues. The authors describe a required…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Geriatrics, Medical Students, Reflection