Evaluating immediate and long-range effect of a geriatric clerkship using reflections and ratings from participants as students and as residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 331-335

  Powers, Cathey L ^a,b,d   Allen, Ruth M ^b   Johnson, Virginia A ^c   Cooper Witt, Christina M ^b  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clerkships; Evaluation; Geriatrics; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; GERIATRICS; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RESIDENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; TIME;

ADULT; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 15044353869     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53123.x     Document Type: Article

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