| A fourth-year medical school clerkship that addressed negative attitudes toward geriatric medicine. | |
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PMID: 20398156 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Despite extensive educational efforts, many medical students still have negative attitudes toward the field of geriatric medicine and the care of older adult patients. This article describes a fourth-year geriatric clerkship that addressed this issue by providing opportunities for students to actively discuss many of the negative stereotypes that exist regarding geriatric medicine. Emphasis was also placed on personalizing the course content to show the relevance of geriatric medicine to all medical students. During the 2008/09 academic year, 150 students completed the rotation. Although no students expressed an interest in pursuing a career as a geriatrician, they expressed a highly favorable evaluation of this personalized geriatric clerkship and voted this clerkship "the most outstanding clinical course" at the medical school. |
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Authors:
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Adam G Golden; Maria H van Zuilen; Michael J Mintzer; S Barry Issenberg; Michael A Silverman; Bernard A Roos |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Volume: 58 ISSN: 1532-5415 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Geriatr Soc Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-19 Completed Date: 2010-05-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503062 Medline TA: J Am Geriatr Soc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 746-50 Citation Subset: IM |
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Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and Research Service, Bruce W. Carter Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida 33125, USA. adam.golden@va.gov |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Career Choice* Clinical Clerkship / organization & administration* Competency-Based Education Curriculum* / standards Female Florida Geriatrics / education*, ethics, organization & administration Home Nursing Humans Male Negativism Program Development Program Evaluation Questionnaires Stereotyping Students, Medical / psychology* Teaching Rounds / organization & administration |
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