Updated Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students: Training Physicians to Provide Age-Friendly Care
The updated Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students met with broad agreement among the geriatrics experts and medical school education deans who responded to the national survey. By focusing on the Geriatrics 5Ms, the competencies highlight key knowledge and skills graduating medical students need for the first day of internship to be prepared to deliver age-friendly care to older adults under their care.
Authors
- Lisa Granville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4434-3908)
- Mandi Sehgal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-7854)
- Catherine M. P. Dawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5823-8471)
- Becky Powers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1573-8481)
- Rosanne M. Leipzig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6955-3656)
- Amit Aakash Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9312-5424)
- Andrea Wershof Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-6068)
- Amy M Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-3197)
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Florida Sea Grant (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
- Florida Atlantic University (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000005958
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.35