ERIC Number: EJ682327
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Publication Date: 2004-Oct
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When Patients Teach Their Doctors: A Curriculum for Geriatric Education
Tomkowiak, John; Gunderson, Anne
Educational Gerontology, v30 n9 p785-790 Oct 2004
In response to aging patient demographics and a call for increased formal geriatric training in medical schools, a community volunteer geriatric mentor program, Bridging Generations, was developed to shape attitudes of medical students caring for the elderly. The geriatric mentor experience provided students with unique insight into the challenges and joys that accompany aging and encouraged the medical students to become empathetic and knowledgeable providers of care for geriatric patients.
Descriptors: Mentors, Geriatrics, Medical Students, Medical Education, Patients, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Volunteers, Physician Patient Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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