Geriatrics Elective
Director: Sik Kim Ang, MD
Location: Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA
Goals
This elective provides students with a broad and intensive exposure to a spectrum of geriatric medical problems.
Objectives
The student will...
- assist with consultations on acutely hospitalized geriatric patients.
- assist with comprehensive geriatric evaluations in the outpatient setting.
- participate in nursing home care and the multidisciplinary rounds and functional assessments that occur in sub-acute and nursing home settings.
- learn about the management of skin breakdown and wounds in elderly patients in the wound clinic.
- experience community medicine and home care by going into patient's homes.
- learn to use the tools of comprehensive geriatric assessment to evaluate and manage frail elderly patients with multiple medical problems including dementia, depression, incontinence, falls, strokes, constipation, pressure sores, and other geriatric problems.
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Course Number
ME-418
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Duration
4 weeks
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Average
Hours per Week
40
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Night Call/Weekends
No/No
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Capacity
1 student per Block
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Alternate Dates
Available
Yes, at the discretion of the Director
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Transportation
Required
Suggested for optimal experience
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On-Campus Housing
Available on a first-come, first-served basis
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| Prerequisite: Successful completion of Medicine Clerkship. |
If you would like to apply for this elective, please refer to Application Process.