title: Update on teaching in the long-term care setting.
abstract: Since the advent of the teaching nursing home, made formal in the 1980s, long-term care has been used to teach geriatric medicine. Despite this, national surveys have indicated a need for more training during residency to facilitate the appropriate care for the frail long-term care patient population. In addition to medical knowledge, the long-term care site is appropriate for teaching the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education's core competencies of "practice-based learning and improvement," "interpersonal and communication skills," and "systems-based practice." Program planners should emphasize opportunities for students to demonstrate their skill in one of these competencies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. buhr0001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Gwendolen T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Buhr
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Paniagua
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards; D008134:Long-Term Care; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends