IMED 407. Geriatric Medicine Clerkship.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Medicine and Health Sciences (Faculty of Medicine & Hlth Sci)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The goal of the UGME curriculum in geriatrics is to provide the foundation for competent, compassionate care of older patients, particularly the frail elderly. The Geriatric Medicine clerkship will emphasize the medical basis of Geriatric Medicine and the differences in medical care for frail older patients. It will provide students with an intensive clinical experience in a variety of Geriatric Medicine settings, including clinic, day hospital, emergency department and ward settings as well as an opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary team.
- Open only to students enrolled in the M.D., C.M. program.