... But does it stick? Evaluating the durability of improved knowledge following an undergraduate experiential geriatrics learning session

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 696-701

  Diachun, Laura L ^a,b   Dumbrell, Andrea C ^b   Byrne, Kerry ^b   Esbaugh, Jacquelin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experiential learning; Geriatrics; Knowledge and attitudes; Undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 33645506283     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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