Fostering intergenerational education: An experiential learning program for medical students and older adults

Educational initiatives providing intergenerational, experiential learning opportunities can engage students of various education levels and disciplines. All persons can benefit from initiatives with older adults because our aging population suggests more of these interactions will occur across sec...

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Autores principales: Rebecca Correia, Lindsay Klea, Graham Campbell, Andrew Costa
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Publicado: Canadian Medical Education Journal 2020
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cb21222a2e0b419d89c51812a1c601e42021-12-01T22:41:36ZFostering intergenerational education: An experiential learning program for medical students and older adults10.36834/cmej.693271923-1202https://doaj.org/article/cb21222a2e0b419d89c51812a1c601e42020-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/69327https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202 Educational initiatives providing intergenerational, experiential learning opportunities can engage students of various education levels and disciplines. All persons can benefit from initiatives with older adults because our aging population suggests more of these interactions will occur across sectors. While students pursuing an education in health or medical fields are primarily identified as benefiting from intergenerational education to gain skills and knowledge to effectively care for the elderly, these teachings are invaluable regardless of one’s age, education, or career background. The program delivery and evaluation criteria can be adapted to assess competencies essential to different education or career paths. Rebecca CorreiaLindsay KleaGraham CampbellAndrew CostaCanadian Medical Education JournalarticleEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal, Vol 11, Iss 5 (2020)
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Rebecca Correia
Lindsay Klea
Graham Campbell
Andrew Costa
Fostering intergenerational education: An experiential learning program for medical students and older adults
description Educational initiatives providing intergenerational, experiential learning opportunities can engage students of various education levels and disciplines. All persons can benefit from initiatives with older adults because our aging population suggests more of these interactions will occur across sectors. While students pursuing an education in health or medical fields are primarily identified as benefiting from intergenerational education to gain skills and knowledge to effectively care for the elderly, these teachings are invaluable regardless of one’s age, education, or career background. The program delivery and evaluation criteria can be adapted to assess competencies essential to different education or career paths.
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title Fostering intergenerational education: An experiential learning program for medical students and older adults
title_short Fostering intergenerational education: An experiential learning program for medical students and older adults
title_full Fostering intergenerational education: An experiential learning program for medical students and older adults
title_fullStr Fostering intergenerational education: An experiential learning program for medical students and older adults
title_full_unstemmed Fostering intergenerational education: An experiential learning program for medical students and older adults
title_sort fostering intergenerational education: an experiential learning program for medical students and older adults
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