Geriatrics for residents in the surgical and medical specialties: Implementation of curricula and training experiences

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 511-515

  Potter, Jane F ^a,g   Burton, John R ^b   Drach, George W ^c   Eisner, Janis ^d   Lundebjerg, Nancy E ^d   Solomon, David H ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d American Geriatrics Society   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^g NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical education; Medical specialties; Resident graduate medical education; Surgical specialties

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; GERIATRICS; GYNECOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; REHABILITATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; UROLOGY; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AGED; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 17444392457     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53173.x     Document Type: Review

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