The Effect of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Education on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Internal Medicine Residents

A recent Institute of Medicine report on geriatric work force issues recommends training residents in settings with geriatric patients and increasing certification requirements to include competence in the care of older adults. Although the number of internal medicine programs with a geriatric curri...

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2011-01, Vol.59 (1), p.143-147
Main Authors: Ahmed, Nasiya N., Farnie, Mark, Dyer, Carmel B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Curriculum
education
Educational Measurement
Effects
Ethics
General aspects
geriatric
Geriatrics
Geriatrics - education
Health education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Internal medicine
Internal Medicine - education
Internship and Residency
Medical residencies
Medical sciences
Palliative Care
Program Evaluation
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
resident training
Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation
Texas
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Summary:A recent Institute of Medicine report on geriatric work force issues recommends training residents in settings with geriatric patients and increasing certification requirements to include competence in the care of older adults. Although the number of internal medicine programs with a geriatric curriculum has increased, the scope and effectiveness of these programs vary. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a new academic geriatric and palliative medicine curriculum on the knowledge and attitudes of third‐year internal medicine and fourth‐year medicine and pediatrics residents. The study was conducted at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. A new Division of Geriatric and Palliative medicine was created that offered inpatient, consultation, ambulatory, and home visit experiences in addition to didactic lectures. The University of Michigan Geriatrics Clinical Decision Making Assessment and the University of California at Los Angeles Geriatric Attitude Test was used to evaluate pre‐ and post‐rotation knowledge and attitudes. Residents' knowledge improved after completing the rotation, as shown by a 6.9‐point increase in posttest scores (P
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03235.x