UTHealth McGovern Medical School 2025 Quality Symposium Abstracts

Background: Exposure to Geriatric medicine is often limited for medical students.We aimed to improve geriatric competencies for 3rd-year medical students at McGovern Medical School using the Age-Friendly Healthcare System's 4Ms framework: Mobility, Mentation, Medication, and What Matters. Methods:We organized weekly virtual lecture series for students on their Internal Medicine (IM) clerkship at Memorial Hermann Hospital (MHH) between November and December 2024.The series covered various 4Ms-related skill sets.We evaluated students' perception of importance, confidence and skill application using a 5-point Likert scale before and after the intervention.We then performed an unpaired t-test with a significance level (p) of 0.05 to compare the mean survey scores.Results: Survey results from 32 students were analysed -26 pre-and 8 post-intervention responses.The mean scores for confidence in 4Ms-related skills increased post-intervention.However, application of those skills did not correlate to their confidence level.For example, students' mean confidence in depression screening increased by 1.05 points post-intervention (p = 0.01), but mean performance reduced by 0.33 points (p = 0.2).Notably, mean performance for What Matters-skills did show statistically significant increase post-intervention. Conclusion:Educating medical students on 4Ms skills during their IM rotation can significantly improve their confidence in managing older adults.Performance didn't improve despite better confidence.Students may need continued exposure for their confidence to translate to skill application.One limitation was the poor survey retention.The comprehensive nature could have made its completion difficult for students on a busy clerkship.A streamlined approach may improve completion.