Interprofessional Geriatric Education and Training in Texas: Seniors Assisting in Geriatric Education - Interprofessional Team-Based Training, Assignments & Grading

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:37:53 +0000

University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM)

Abstract:

The Seniors Assisting in Geriatric Education (SAGE) program consists of an educational curriculum and community based outreach program aimed at increasing student opportunities for early exposure to older adults and issues of geriatrics. The program strives to create meaningful relationships for the interprofessional teams of students while gaining knowledge about today’s senior population and their needs. The educational component involves health care profession students interacting with each other and their senior mentor through structured assignments delivered in the home environment.

Student teams are paired in groups of 3-4 healthcare profession students. The student teams are then matched with a community-dwelling senior who receives services from Meals on Wheels or a senior volunteer from the local community. The program includes 6 visits over a 2 year period providing students an opportunity to apply their classroom education in the context and care of an older adult. Students practice and demonstrate basic clinical skills; including taking histories, interviewing, conducting examinations and cognitive assessments, and advising clients on nutrition, home safety, community resources and advance care planning.

Educational objectives:

Health professions students will develop competency with older adults;
Strengthen health care students clinical applications of medical education through an Interprofessional team experience in the SAGE Program;
Health professions students learn from each other and appreciate each others professions.

Content Categories:

Caring for the Older Adult

Patient Safety

Care Settings & Models

Intended learner audience:

Advanced Practice Nursing Student

Pharmacy Students

Medical Student Pre-Clerkship

Entry Level Nursing Student

Other Intended Learner Audiences:

Dietetics Students

Social Work Students