title: Toward a comprehensive geriatric educational experience.
abstract: A description of the goals and the accomplishments of a program in geriatric education and training is presented. Emphasis is laid on the potential role of departments of family and community medicine, even though vast resources may not be available. Such a program is of great importance, but it must be viewed as only the first step in the development of a comprehensive training model for either a school of medicine or a residency program in primary care. Upon graduation in Family Medicine, residents should not only be aware of the specific health needs of the elderly, but also be clinically competent to meet those needs.
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008923:Missouri; D012577:Schools, Medical