ERIC Number: EJ951019
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 17
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Medical Readers' Theater: Relevance to Geriatrics Medical Education
Shapiro, Johanna; Cho, Beverly
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, v32 n4 p350-366 2011
Medical Readers' Theater (MRT) is an innovative and simple way of helping medical students to reflect on difficult-to-discuss topics in geriatrics medical education, such as aging stereotypes, disability and loss of independence, sexuality, assisted living, relationships with adult children, and end-of-life issues. The authors describe a required MRT experience involving third-year medical students on their Family Medicine clerkship and volunteer residents from a nearby continuing care retirement community. Evaluation of the program shows positive benefits to student and senior participants in terms of greater awareness of each other's perspectives and improved communication. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Medical Education, Geriatrics, Medical Students, Reflection, Family Practice (Medicine), Program Effectiveness, Aging (Individuals), Disabilities, Sexuality, Terminal Illness, Educational Innovation, Theaters, Audiences, Simulation, Physician Patient Relationship, Residential Institutions, Retirement, Volunteers, Older Adults, Perspective Taking
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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