Why geriatric medicine? A survey of UK specialist trainees in geriatric medicine

Why choose a career in geriatric medicine?

The demands of acute medicine compounded by the dramatic effects of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) are widely believed to be detrimental to the quality of specialty training and hence may adversely affect recruitment to the specialty. Most obviously, the majority of SpRs in geriatric medicine (and other specialties involved in emergency medicine) have been forced into partial or com...

Multidisciplinary Team Meeting in UK Geriatric Medicine

Value of multidisciplinary working teams has become more recognized to provide better healthcare service for the patients. Good communication within healthcare profession in regular meetings is the cement that holds the team together. There are various models of MDT meeting and there are issues that can rise in each model however with better communication and interpersonal skills, working-group...

Geriatric medicine.

To expose the medical student to a meaningful, clinically oriented geriatric medical experience. OBJECTIVES To provide the student with a truly Ahands-on@ rotation in the following setting: outpatient geriatrics where assessment on care planning takes place with the medical student providing important information. The inpatient, nursing home and day care experience will be less emphasized durin...

Geriatric Medicine

Why do doctors choose a career in geriatric medicine?

Reforms to postgraduate training in the U.K. may affect recruitment to geriatric medicine. In 2005, a questionnaire survey was undertaken to determine the factors favouring geriatric medicine as a career choice and whether these might be used to influence recruitment. In all, 1036 responses to the questionnaire were received (response rate 56.4%); 4% of the respondents decided to specialise in ...