Global approaches to geriatrics in medical education

Mateos‐Nozal, Jesús; Beard, John

doi:10.1016/j.eurger.2011.01.001

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“…A number of international curricula outline consensus about what medical undergraduates ought to be taught about geriatric medicine [6]. The International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology, through consultation with its 73 member organisations representing 65 countries, produced a guideline comprising 15 statements specifying minimum requirements for geriatric medical education in 2008.…”

Section: What Should We Be Teaching Undergraduates About Ageing and Gmentioning

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“…The overall picture is one of consummate mismatch between the proportion of the medical workload made-up by diagnosis and management of frail older people and the amount of undergraduate teaching devoted to it. A narrative review conducted by Mateos-Nozal and Beard in 2011 [6] identified four possible mechanisms whereby the situation might improve (Box 1). These are not mutually exclusive and how the mechanisms might interact to increase the quantity or quality of teaching remains unclear.…”

Section: Closing the Gap Between What We Ought To Do And What We Domentioning

confidence: 99%

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Equipping tomorrow's doctors for the patients of today

Gordon

2014

Br J Hosp Med

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As the proportion of older patients with frailty presenting to health services increases, so does the need for doctors to be adequately trained to meet their needs. The presentations seen in such patients, the evidence-based models of care and skillsets required to deliver them are different than for younger patient groups-so specific training is required. Several research programmes have used detailed and explicit methods to establish evidence-based expert-validated curricula outlining learning outcomes for undergraduates in geriatric medicine-there is now broad-consensus on what newly qualified doctors need to know. There are, despite this, shortcomings in the teaching of undergraduates about geriatric medicine. National and international surveys from the UK, EU, USA, Canada, Austria and the Netherlands have all shown shortcomings in the content and amount of undergraduate teaching. Mechanisms to improve this situation, aside from specifying curricula, include developing academic departments and professorships in geriatric medicine, providing grants to develop teaching in geriatric medicine and developing novel teaching interventions to make the best of existing resources. Under the last of these headings, innovations have been shown to improve outcomes by: using technology to ensure the most effective allocation of teaching time and resources; using inter-professional education as a means of improving attitudes towards care of older patients; focusing teaching specifically on attitudes towards older patients and those who work with them; and trying to engage patients in teaching. Research areas going forward include how to incentivise medical schools to deliver specified curricula, how to choose from an ever-expanding array of teaching technologies, how to implement interprofessional education in a sustainable way and how to design teaching interventions using a qualitative understanding of attitudes towards older patients and the teams that care for them.

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Section: What Should We Be Teaching Undergraduates About Ageing and Gmentioning

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Section: Closing the Gap Between What We Ought To Do And What We Domentioning

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Equipping tomorrow's doctors for the patients of today

Gordon

2014

Br J Hosp Med

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“…3,4 It has also been predicted that 400 million of the two billion older adults will be individuals aged 80 years and older, with 80% living in low-income and developing countries. 2,4,5 Considering the unprecedented rise in the population of older persons, there is a need for each country to prepare their health and social systems to accommodate the shift in demographics. 2,5,6 Unfortunately, there have been reports of shortages of geriatricians around the world.…”

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Stimulators of medical students’ interest in geriatric medicine—A Systematic Review

2020

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This study is a systematic review on stimulators of interest in pursuing a geriatric career among medical students in different countries. The review also assessed whether there were differences or similarities based on geographic regions or income categorisations. Methods: A 20-year (1998-2018) review of quality primary research articles was conducted (n = 10). For analysis, studies were categorised into low-and middleincome countries (LMICs), and high-income countries, based on World Health Organization and World Bank's income grouping for the 2019 fiscal year. Results: The frequently mentioned stimulators of interest in geriatrics were as follows: cultivating positive attitudes towards older people, participation in geriatricrelated interventions and positive experiences during a geriatric training. Lack of published peer-reviewed articles from the LMICs limited the researchers' ability to compare the two income groups. Conclusion: Suggestions to improve future systematic reviews that consider global factors, global participation or any aspect of global inclusion are discussed. K E Y W O R D S attitudes towards older persons, geriatrics, global ageing, older adults, specialty interest | e227 KARIKARI et Al.

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“…The increased focus on older people within healthcare services is promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and many Geriatrics societies [7]. Perhaps as a result, there are already innovations being made at a medical school level and approaches used to teach geriatric medicine, such as student-led teaching, are starting to be investigated [6,8]. But, beginning the focus before medical school, with volunteering and work experience, may also be beneficial.…”

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Volunteering and getting into medical school

Tinker¹,

Berdugo

Buckland

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European Geriatric Medicine

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The overall aimsThe aim of this research was to examine whether volunteering in a care home by prospective medical students is taken into account by medical schools.The research questions were:1. Do medical schools in the UK take into account volunteering when choosing students? 2. Is working with older people one of the criteria? MethodsAn examination of the university websites and online prospectuses in Great Britain for 2017 entry to medical schools together with relevant literature.

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Global approaches to geriatrics in medical education

Cited by 21 publications

References 31 publications

Equipping tomorrow's doctors for the patients of today

Equipping tomorrow's doctors for the patients of today

Stimulators of medical students’ interest in geriatric medicine—A Systematic Review

Volunteering and getting into medical school

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