A novel longitudinal geriatric medical student experience: Using teaching objective structured clinical examinations

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1739-1744

  Sutin, David ^a   Rolita, Lydia ^a   Yeboah, Nina ^a   Taffel, Leah ^b   Zabar, Sondra ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric education; Longitudinal; OSCE

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFUSION; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEMORY DISORDER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TEACHING;

AGING; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PATIENT SIMULATION;

EID: 80054729443     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03538.x     Document Type: Article

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