Salvaging a geriatric medicine academic program in disaster mode-the LSU training program post-Katrina.
Formal training in geriatric medicine in Louisiana is in its infancy. This article portrays the struggle of the sole functioning geriatric medicine training program and its trials and tribulations in a survival mode, opportunities that come with disaster as well as lessons learned post-Katrina.
Cefalu
Charles A
CA
Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. ccefal@lsuhsc.edu
Schwartz
Robert S
RS
D000368:Aged; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics; D008145:Louisiana; D008913:Minority Groups; D011203:Poverty; D013534:Survival; D014146:Training Support; D017664:Uncompensated Care; D035862:Vulnerable Populations