title: Undergraduate teaching in geriatric medicine: mapping the British Geriatrics Society undergraduate curriculum to Tomorrow's Doctors 2009.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  in 2008, the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) developed the Recommended Undergraduate Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine. This was subsequently mapped to the second edition of Tomorrows' Doctors (TD2, 2003). Following the publication of the third edition of Tomorrow's Doctors in 2009 (TD3), the mapping exercise was repeated to verify the extent to which the updated General Medical Council recommendations supported teaching in ageing and geriatric medicine.
  
  
  METHODS
  we analysed TD3 and identified 48 aspects of its general guidance that were relevant to the teaching of medicine for older people. We then mapped these to the 2009 BGS curriculum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the BGS curriculum was supported in full by TD3. However, learning outcomes relating to the interpretation and conduct of research in TD3 had no corresponding outcomes in the BGS curriculum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the BGS curriculum for medical undergraduates continues to provide a specific and complete list of learning objectives, all of which could help to operationalise the general statements made in TD3 with relation to ageing and geriatric medicine. Learning outcomes in research in frail older patients have been added following this mapping exercise.
authors.affiliation: Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, Notts, UK.
authors.forename: Calum
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forrester-Paton
authors.forename: Jayne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forrester-Paton
authors.forename: Adam Lee
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Hannah K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bracewell
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mjojo
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masud
authors.forename: John R F
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gladman
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blundell
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends
keywords: curriculum; geriatrics; medical education; older people; undergraduate medical education