McKnight's April 5, 2024
Kristen Fischer

A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows how pre-medical students exposed to geriatric medicine developed an increased interest in the speciality — a development sorely needed due to the lack of geriatric medicine doctors in the United States.

The students implemented delirium prevention strategies in the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). Monthly lectures were also part of what the authors of the report said was the only program that combines HELP with education and discussion. Investigators wanted to see how being exposed to geriatric medicine affected student interest in geriatrics.

All of the students, who were from the UT Dallas Honors College in Texas, worked three hours a week in the Acute Care of...

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