Training the Primary Care Internist to Provide Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Robbins, John A.

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ERIC Number: EJ288324

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Publication Date: 1983

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Training the Primary Care Internist to Provide Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Robbins, John A.

Journal of Medical Education, v58 n10 p811-13 Oct 1983

A pilot program at the University of California, Davis, that incorporated skilled nursing facility training into the required curriculum of their primary care internal medicine residency is described. The goal was to increase the residents' knowledge in the care of geriatric patients. (MLW)

Descriptors: Geriatrics, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Medical Services, Nursing Homes, Physicians, Pilot Projects, Primary Health Care, Program Development

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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