title: The impact of a gerontology curriculum in a college of health sciences.
abstract: This article describes the development of a gerontology curriculum in a college of health sciences and the interaction of gerontological concepts with the health professions curricula of the college. Some survey data on the characteristics of students enrolled in gerontology courses are presented. The article also provides a series of examples of how health science disciplines have expanded their instructional resources by focusing on the application of their discipline to the aged. This unique setting for a gerontology curriculum has allowed a greater diffusion of concepts of aging and services to the college's health professions curricula.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D005178:Faculty; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012570:School Admission Criteria