A vertically integrated geriatric curriculum improves medical student knowledge and clinical skills

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1650-1655

  Supiano, Mark A ^a,b,c,g   Fitzgerald, James T ^d,f   Hall, Karen E ^e,f   Halter, Jeffrey B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Geriatrics Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric education; Medical student portfolio; Observed structured clinical examination

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34848826027     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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