Beyond Clinic Walls: Partnering Students with Elders
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Sponsor:
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
POGOe Id:
20013
Posted:
09/04/2009
Updated:
09/04/2009
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Abstract:
An in-depth description of a service-learning porgram made from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Interdisciplinary teams of students help and serve local elders with complex medical and social needs through home visits. The pdf file can also be found at www.med.unc.edu/aging/bcw/BeyondClinicWalls.pdf.
Educational objectives:
The knowledge and tools necessary to begin their own service-learning program for health professional student education and service to their community's elderly. The student will learn the important tenets of geriatric care that a service-learning program can uniquely provide.
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Contact person/corresponding author:
Andrew McWilliams: [email protected]
Suggested Citation:
Andrew McWilliams. Beyond Clinic Walls: Partnering Students with Elders. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2009 Available from: https://www.pogoe.org/productid/20013