Preparing medical students to care for older adults: The impact of a senior mentor program

Academic Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-398

  Eleazer, G Paul ^a,d   Wieland, Darryl ^a,b   Roberts, Ellen ^c   Richeson, Nancy ^a   Thornhill, Joshua T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Palmetto Health Richland   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; ADULT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; GERIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHER;

ADULT; AGED; CURRICULUM; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MENTORS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646354171     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200604000-00015     Document Type: Article

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