Advancing geriatrics education: An efficient faculty development program for academic hospitalists increases geriatric teaching

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 541-546

  Mazotti, Lindsay ^a   Moylan, Adam ^a   Murphy, Elizabeth ^a   Harper, G Michael ^a   Johnston, C Bree ^a   Hauer, Karen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education (CME); Education; Geriatric patient; Hospitalist as educators; Resident

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SKILL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 78650361227     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.791     Document Type: Article

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