A Program to Teach House Calls for the Elderly to Fourth-Year Medical Students.

Page, Ann E. K.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Program to Teach House Calls for the Elderly to Fourth-Year Medical Students.

Page, Ann E. K.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v63 n1 p51-58 Jan 1988

A required eight-week rotation in ambulatory medicine at three clinics that included house calls by medical students is described. The students' evaluation of the curriculum provided information on the effectiveness to teaching strategies and the success of transmitting knowledge about the homebound elderly. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Family Practice (Medicine), Geriatrics, Gerontology, Higher Education, Home Visits, Homebound, Medical Students, Older Adults, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Teamwork

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Language: English

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