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Title: | Examining the Geriatric Content of Canada’s Newest Undergraduate Medical Program: Are Graduates of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Acquiring the Basic Competencies to Care for an Increasingly Aging Population? |
Authors: | Leclair Smider, Karen |
Keywords: | medical schools;aging seniors;Canadian Geriatrics Society;Northern Ontario School of Medicine |
Issue Date: | 31-Jul-2013 |
Publisher: | Laurentian University of Sudbury |
Abstract: | Inadequate numbers of physicians skilled at providing specialized care of the elderly, has initiated inquiry as to how medical schools will ensure tomorrow’s physicians are capable of providing the most appropriate care for Canada’s growing population of aging seniors. The Canadian Geriatrics Society has responded to such concerns with the establishment of recommended geriatric learning objectives. This thesis examined the geriatric content of the undergraduate curriculum of Canada’s newest medical school, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and compared these findings to the Canadian Geriatrics Society’s recommended ‘Core Competencies in the Care of Older Persons for Canadian Medical Students’. While there was a respectful compliance with the recommendations, findings reveal that five of the twenty recommended competencies were absent in the curriculum objectives. Further, present competencies were found to be unequally distributed across the curriculum in relation to both the year and the teaching setting. The results suggest areas for improvement as recommended competencies are intended as a minimum standard for performance in caring for the elderly. |
URI: | https://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca/dspace/handle/10219/2023 |
Appears in Collections: | Human Development / Développement humain - Master's Theses Master's Theses |
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