?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+3+Week+Geriatric+Education+Program+for+4th+Year+Medical+Students+at%0ADalhousie+University&rft.creator=Mallery+%2C+M.D%2C+FRCPC%2C%2C+Laurie&rft.creator=Gordon+%2C+M.D.%2C+FRCPC%2C+Janet&rft.creator=Freter+%2C+M.D.%2C+FRCPC%2C+Susan&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Purpose+-Population+demographics+are+shifting+towards+an+increased+average+age.+Yet%2C+many+medical+schools+still+do+not+have+mandatory+comprehensive+education+in+Geriatric+Medicine.+In+2001%2C+the+Division+of+Geriatric+Medicine+at+Dalhousie+University+developed+a+required+three-week+geriatric+course+for+fourth+year+medical+students.+This+paper+describes+the+details+of+the+curriculum+so+that+it+can+be+reproduced+in+other+settings.%0AResults+-+The+curriculum+was+successfully+implemented.+An+examination%2C+held+at+the+end+of+each+3-week+rotation%2C+documented+extensive+learning+of+important+concepts+in+Geriatric+Medicine.+The+students+gave+positive+feedback+about+the+benefits+of+this+training+program.%0AConclusion+-A+well+developed+formal+education+program+teaches+students+specific+skills+in+Geriatric+Medicine%2C+which+may+improve+the+care+of+the+growing+elderly+population&rft.date=2003-09&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3192%2F1%2Ft0000042.pdf&rft.identifier=++Mallery+%2C+M.D%2C+FRCPC%2C%2C+Laurie+and+Gordon+%2C+M.D.%2C+FRCPC%2C+Janet+and+Freter+%2C+M.D.%2C+FRCPC%2C+Susan++(2003)+A+3+Week+Geriatric+Education+Program+for+4th+Year+Medical+Students+at+Dalhousie+University.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3192%2F