Emergency Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of Geriatric Emergency Medicine and Careers: A Qualitative Study
Emergency medicine trainees who participated in semi-structured interviews overall viewed geriatrics as an important aspect of EM with perceptions formed from exposure and education at both the institutional and individual level, perceptions of treating older adults, and future career considerations. However, interest in pursuing GEM was overall low, and participants expressed uncertainty about the subspecialty and career options, indicating opportunity for increased awareness, education, and mentorship.
Authors
- Angel Li
- Shan W. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-3717)
- Fernanda Bellolio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-4750)
- Wendy C. Coates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3305-8802)
- Abigail E. Jones
- Katherine Selman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0864-4762)
- Katren Tyler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8245-7853)
- Lauren Cameron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1534-874X)
- Catherine Curran
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (US)
- Cooper University Health Care (US)
- Beaumont Hospital, Troy (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.42061
- Primary Topic
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00