The national evaluation of senior mentor programs: Older adults in medical education

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-326

  Eleazer, G Paul ^a   Stewart, Thomas J ^a   Wieland, G Darryl ^b   Anderson, M Brownell ^c   Simpson, Deborah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Palmetto Health Richland   (United States)

^c ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics curricula; Medical student education; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MENTORS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849092756     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02100.x     Document Type: Article

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