Long-Term Effects of Seminar on Aging and Health for First Year Medical Students.

Wilson, John F.; Hafferty, Frederick W.

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Publication Date: 1983-Jun

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Long-Term Effects of Seminar on Aging and Health for First Year Medical Students.

Wilson, John F.; Hafferty, Frederick W.

Gerontologist, v23 n3 p319-24 Jun 1983

Assessed long-term effects of a seminar on aging for first-year medical students (N=19) prior to medical school graduation. Compared to controls (N=28), seminar students held more favorable attitudes toward the elderly and perceived contacts with elderly patients in a more complex manner, suggesting lasting effects. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Aging Education, Attitude Change, Followup Studies, Geriatrics, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Students, Outcomes of Education, Seminars, Social Cognition, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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