title: Gerontology across the professions and the Atlantic: Students' reflective views and voices.
abstract: Health professions students need to have increasing exposure to interprofessional and international experience in developing the knowledge and skills needed to work with older adults. As students, the authors explore in this article the significant elements of our learning that took place in a blended Gerontology Across the Professions and the Atlantic course for participants from the United States, Canada, and Norway. These factors focus on the following aspects of this course: (1) weekly online topic discussions and learning experiences, (2) group case studies and presentations, (3) international perspectives, (4) interprofessional perspectives, and (5) the final course seminar in Bergen. The authors end their discussion by sharing sidebar stories of their experiences in this course that brought together the powerful, transformative elements of interprofessional and international insights into the challenges of geriatric care in the future.
authors.affiliation: a College of Pharmacy , University of Rhode Island , Kingston , Rhode Island , USA.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b Interdisciplinary Studies , University of New Brunswick , St. John , New Brunswick , Canada.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balcom
authors.affiliation: c Community Health and Epidemiology , Dalhousie University , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carrigan
authors.affiliation: d School of Social Work , Rhode Island College , Providence , Rhode Island , USA.
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.affiliation: e Social Work , Bergen University College , Bergen , Norway.
authors.forename: Violet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mammba
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006126:Group Processes; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014495:Universities
keywords: Canada; Norway; United States; gerontology and geriatrics in higher education; hybrid learning; interprofessional education