Teaching Medical Gerontology in Europe

[Teaching of geriatrics and gerontology at medical schools].

Analysis of goals and approaches in teaching geriatrics and gerontology for undergraduate medical students according to literature and personal 6 years experience. A proposal of "two module model" with introductory module of general gerontology in first years of studium (stress on communication, reflection of the elderly as human beings, their limitations, risks, and needs, lectures for medical...

Teaching Political Science in Europe

Thisarticle first reviews the history of political science teaching in Europebefore going on to consider a range of recent developments in the teaching of politicalscience, including cross-national joint programmers; technologically enhancedlearning; placement learning and problem-based learning. The last sectionconsiders a range of issues facing political science teachers, includingfinancial p...

Medical Gerontology in Clinical Practice

Incorporation of gerontology into medical education.

Despite the increasing importance of gerontology to medical practice, it has been difficult to incorporate it into the curriculum of most medical schools. The aim of this project was to explore the feasibility of introducing gerontology into medical education by utilizing the framework of an existing clinical program. A gerontologist used the structure and resources of a Psychiatry Consultation...

Experiencing aging or demystifying myths? – impact of different “geriatrics and gerontology” teaching strategies in first year medical students

BACKGROUND With the aging of the population comes a greater need for geriatric and gerontology teaching. However, there is currently a dearth of investigations on the impact of different educational methodologies for teaching in this area early in medical courses. The present study aims to determine the impact of two educational strategies on the topic "Geriatrics and Gerontology" ("experiencin...