Evaluating outcomes of Taiwan's first gerontology certification program

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Wang, Cheng Ching ^a   Yen, Chi Hua ^a,b   Liao, Wen Chun ^a   Yuan, Su Chuan ^a   Chen, Yu Ru ^c   Lee, Meng Chih ^a,c   Lu, Hsin Ju ^d   Bloom, Patricia ^e  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Family and Community Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric assessment; Gerontology certificate program; Health care curriculum design in Taiwan; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AGING; CERTIFICATION; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING STUDENT; NURTURING BEHAVIOR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TAIWAN;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; FACULTY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TEACHING;

EID: 74449092177     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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