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Effect of a Community-Based Service Learning Experience in Geriatrics on Internal Medicine Residents and Community Participants.

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Miller, RK; Michener, J; Yang, P; Goldstein, K; Groce-Martin, J; True, G; Johnson, J
Published in: J Am Geriatr Soc
September 2017

Community-based service learning (CBSL) provides an opportunity to teach internal medicine residents the social context of aging and clinical concepts. The objectives of the current study were to demonstrate the feasibility of a CBSL program targeting internal medicine residents and to assess its effect on medical residents and community participants. internal medicine residents participated in a CBSL experience for half a day during ambulatory blocks from 2011 to 2014. Residents attended a senior housing unit or center, delivered a presentation about a geriatric health topic, toured the facility, and received information about local older adult resources. Residents evaluated the experience. Postgraduate Year 3 internal medicine residents (n = 71) delivered 64 sessions. Residents felt that the experience increased their ability to communicate effectively with older adults (mean 3.91 ± 0.73 on a Likert scale with 5 = strongly agree), increased their knowledge of resources (4.09 ± 1.01), expanded their knowledge of a health topic pertinent to aging (3.48 ± 1.09), and contributed to their capacity to evaluate and care for older adults (3.84 ± 0.67). Free-text responses demonstrated that residents thought that this program would change their practice. Of 815 older adults surveyed from 36 discrete teaching sessions, 461 (56%) thought that the medical residents delivered health information clearly (4.55 ± 0.88) and that the health topics were relevant (4.26 ± 0.92). Free-text responses showed that the program helped them understand their health concerns. This CBSL program is a feasible and effective tool for teaching internal medicine residents and older adults.

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J Am Geriatr Soc

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EISSN

1532-5415

Publication Date

September 2017

Volume

65

Issue

9

Start / End Page

E130 / E134

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Physicians
  • Internship and Residency
  • Internal Medicine
  • Independent Living
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Geriatrics
  • Geriatrics
  • Clinical Competence
 

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Miller, R. K., Michener, J., Yang, P., Goldstein, K., Groce-Martin, J., True, G., & Johnson, J. (2017). Effect of a Community-Based Service Learning Experience in Geriatrics on Internal Medicine Residents and Community Participants. J Am Geriatr Soc, 65(9), E130–E134. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14968
Miller, Rachel K., Jennifer Michener, Phyllis Yang, Karen Goldstein, Jennine Groce-Martin, Gala True, and Jerry Johnson. “Effect of a Community-Based Service Learning Experience in Geriatrics on Internal Medicine Residents and Community Participants.J Am Geriatr Soc 65, no. 9 (September 2017): E130–34. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14968.
Miller RK, Michener J, Yang P, Goldstein K, Groce-Martin J, True G, et al. Effect of a Community-Based Service Learning Experience in Geriatrics on Internal Medicine Residents and Community Participants. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Sep;65(9):E130–4.
Miller, Rachel K., et al. “Effect of a Community-Based Service Learning Experience in Geriatrics on Internal Medicine Residents and Community Participants.J Am Geriatr Soc, vol. 65, no. 9, Sept. 2017, pp. E130–34. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/jgs.14968.
Miller RK, Michener J, Yang P, Goldstein K, Groce-Martin J, True G, Johnson J. Effect of a Community-Based Service Learning Experience in Geriatrics on Internal Medicine Residents and Community Participants. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Sep;65(9):E130–E134.
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Published In

J Am Geriatr Soc

DOI

EISSN

1532-5415

Publication Date

September 2017

Volume

65

Issue

9

Start / End Page

E130 / E134

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Physicians
  • Internship and Residency
  • Internal Medicine
  • Independent Living
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Geriatrics
  • Geriatrics
  • Clinical Competence