The importance of "high valence" events in a successful program for teaching geriatrics to medical students

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 59-72

  Boling, Peter A ^a   Willett, Rita M ^a   Gentili, Angela ^a   Abbey, Linda J ^a   Lawson, Sonya R ^b   Schlesinger, Jeanne B ^b   Meyers, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Geriatrics; Home visits; Long term care; Medical school education

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GERIATRICS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 38649092718     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v28n03_05     Document Type: Article

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