A competency-based medical student curriculum targeting key geriatric syndromes

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 29-45

  van Zuilen, Maria H ^a   Mintzer, Michael J ^b   Milanez, Marcos N ^a   Kaiser, Robert M ^a   Rodriguez, Osvaldo ^a   Paniagua, Miguel A ^a   Ruiz, Jorge G ^a   Roos, Bernard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Stein Gerontological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competency; Curriculum development; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FALLING; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION;

EID: 38649096287     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v28n03_03     Document Type: Article

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