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Geriatric Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Training and Education Model in an Acute Care Medical Center
Author(s) -
CROOKS VALERIE,
LEE PATRICIA,
YOSHIKAWA THOMAS T.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb03369.x
Subject(s) - geriatrics , medicine , multidisciplinary approach , biopsychosocial model , educational program , medical education , gerontology , nursing , family medicine , psychiatry , social science , sociology , political science , law
A description of a comprehensive multidisciplinary education and training program in geriatrics in an acute care hospital is presented. A brief review of the history of medical education in geriatrics is examined, and the need for and potential of a hospital‐based training program is discussed. The methods used in implementing an education program that attracts house staff physicians and other health professionals are described. The program incorporates the application of a multidisciplinary team model of patient assessment and treatment, which is augmented by clinical bedside teaching and a broad‐based educational program. Using hospital‐wide faculty, the program includes a geriatrics/gerontology lecture series incorporating presentations on the biopsychosocial aspects of aging and a diversity of subjects relevant to aging. Other programs such as weekly house staff topic sessions on aging, interdisciplinary research seminars, orientations, and special symposia are all part of the education program.