Interdisciplinary clinical education: implementing a gerontological home visiting program.
The Interdisciplinary House Calls program was a collaborative effort between a Midwestern medical school and a university, designed to give students from various health-related disciplines the opportunity to experience interdisciplinary team work in a clinical setting. Medical, nursing, communication disorders, and health sciences students formed teams and completed 4 home visits to assigned elderly patients over 18 months. Students learned the importance of collaboration and reported an appreciation of the contributions of each health-related discipline.
Wheeler
Brenda K
BK
Human Potential and Performance/Nursing Program, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO 63501, USA. bwheeler@truman.edu
Powelson
Stephanie
S
Kim
Ju-hyung
JH
D000368:Aged; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015146:Midwestern United States; D015397:Program Evaluation