The impact of curricular changes on the geriatrics knowledge, attitudes and skills of medical students

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 47-58

  Nagoshi, Michael H ^a   Tanabe, Marianne K G ^a   Sakai, Damon H ^a   Masaki, Kamal H ^a   Kasuya, Richard T ^a   Blanchette, Patricia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational outcomes; Geriatrics; Geriatrics standardized patients; Medical curriculum; Standardized family

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SELF CONCEPT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 38649133340     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v28n03_04     Document Type: Article

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