A model intensive course in geriatric teaching for non-geriatrician educators

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1048-1052

  Christmas, Colleen ^a,d   Park, Eunmi ^a   Schmaltz, Heidi ^b   Gozu, Aysegul ^a,c   Durso, Samuel C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinician educators; Curriculum development; Geriatric care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TEACHER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEACHING;

EID: 46949090190     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0585-1     Document Type: Article

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