Interest in geriatrics at a university Department of Medicine.
To estimate available resources for teaching geriatrics to medical students, a survey of the members of a university Department of Medicine was undertaken. Information was elicited in six areas: 1) personal data, 2) characteristics of each physician's clinical practice, 3) potential interest in a Division of Geriatrics, 4) the comparative levels of aggressiveness indicated in the management of an old patient versus a young one, 5) the attitude of physicians toward the elderly, and 6) a rough measure of knowledge of the demographic characteristics of the elderly. The results suggest that a significant number of faculty members of a university medical school would indeed be interested in teaching and research in the field of geriatrics.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires