JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 506-510 , September 2010

Reflections of Medical Students Regarding the Care of Geriatric Patients in the Continuing Care Retirement Community

  • Christine Hsieh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Christine Hsieh, MD, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 401, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
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  • Christine A. Arenson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Kevin Eanes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Christiana Care Hospital Newark, DE
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  • Randa D. Sifri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

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  4. Association of American Medical Colleges/John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. July 2007 Consensus Conference on Competencies in Geriatric Education. Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Medical Students. Acad Med. 2009;4:604–610
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 The authors have no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00404-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.11.001

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 506-510 , September 2010

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