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Ford, Channing R.; Sawyer, Patricia; Brown, Cynthia J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
Continuing education (CE) provides community healthcare practitioners an opportunity to develop and maintain competence after their initial training is complete. With increasing clinical demands and limited resources for practicing community providers, the need for easily accessible, high-quality continuing education is in growing demand. Also,…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Geriatrics, Web Based Instruction, Rural Areas
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Besdine, Richard W.; Shield, Renee R.; McNicoll, Lynn; Campbell, Susan E.; Wetle, Terrie – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
Brown Medical School developed a comprehensive curriculum in which enriched aging content increased from 22 to 80 hours in preclerkship courses and was also added for clerkships, residencies, and nongeriatrician physicians. Innovative evaluation strategies are also described. Highlights include "treasure hunts" in the anatomy laboratory, a…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Needs Assessment, Physicians, Focus Groups
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Coccaro, Emil F.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1983
Assessed the attitudes of students, faculties, and practitioners associated with two schools of medicine toward gerontologic/geriatric medical education including specific items relating to course content during the preclinical and clinical years. Results revealed a consensus regarding course content in areas such as psychiatry, nutrition, and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Gerontology, Geriatrics