Development and Implementation of a Formalized Geriatric Surgery Curriculum for General Surgery Residents

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 380-394

  Barbas, Andrew S ^a   Haney, John C ^a   Henry, Brandon V ^a   Heflin, Mitchell T ^a   Lagoo, Sandhya A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

geriatric curriculum; geriatric education; graduate medical education; medical residents

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE;

EID: 84916240572     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2013.879444     Document Type: Article

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