A competency-based medical student curriculum: Taking the medication history in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 781-785

  Van Zuilen, Maria H ^a   Kaiser, Robert M ^a,b   Mintzer, Michael J ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Stein Gerontological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency; Medical students; Medication history

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SIMULATION; STANDARD; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PATIENT SIMULATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84859868158     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03871.x     Document Type: Article

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