title: The nursing home as a site for teaching medical students.
abstract: The nursing home was evaluated as a site for introductory teaching of the interview and physical examination to medical students. Using questionnaires, the authors compared the 1986-1988 experiences of 106 students in nursing homes with those of 171 students in hospitals and found that carefully selected patients in the two settings were equally able to cooperate; patient availability was better in the nursing homes. Although fewer nursing home patients had a traditional "present illness," most students interviewing them were able to identify a predominant illness to characterize. The authors conclude that the nursing home is an appropriate alternative site for teaching the medical interview and physical diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiener
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shamaskin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010808:Physical Examination; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods