Program Overview

Program Overview

The Geriatrics program is a required third-year clerkship rotation designed to enable medical students to practice effectively in a clinical setting.

Program Description

The program allows students to actively participate in the ongoing, daily care of older and/or palliative patients. Students are paired with a geriatric or palliative preceptor who provides clinical teaching and feedback.

Interprofessional Team Approach

Throughout the clerkship, students work with a variety of geriatric and/or palliative focused health professionals as part of the interprofessional team approach.

Program Details

• The program focuses on providing students with hands-on experience in a clinical setting.
  • Students work directly with older and/or palliative patients.
  • Clinical teaching and feedback are provided by a geriatric or palliative preceptor.
• The interprofessional team approach is a key component of the program.
  • Students collaborate with various health professionals specializing in geriatrics and palliative care.