Advanced Outpatient Geriatrics

8 credits

This is an advanced rotation in the care of older adults with an emphasis on age-related changes in physiology, pathophysiology, function, and quality of life. Students will prevent, diagnose and manage common geriatric syndromes; Identify available health and community services for older adults to address their care needs; and identify the complexity and uncertainty of many conditions and circumstances older adults experience. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the third year medicine clerkship Offered: AWSpS.