FAMP 741GR Comprehensive Geriatric Family Medicine Continuity

Credits: 8
Students will participate in comprehensive geriatric family medicine in various settings; such as, ambulatory care practice, house calls, skilled and long term care facilities and hospice care. Working one on one with a lead attending, students will immerse themselves in the continuity of aging adult patient care by determining patient goals of care, and assess patient autonomy and self-care capacity in the end of life. Students will expand their understanding of the aging physiology and how it manifests in patient presentations in the clinic, long term care and community settings. This elective is geared towards students who hope to strengthen their communication skills with interdisciplinary teams, orchestration of transitions of patient care needs with multiple care settings, and gain an enriched sense of the family medicine approach to comprehensive geriatric care.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit