Geriatrics - Medicine
Overall Goal(s)
- Provide a concentrated exposure to the care of elderly patients that is supplemental to the one during family medicine clinical experiences
Background and Description
Clinical experience in geriatrics is provided through all family medicine experiences. A concentrated geriatric experience can often provide greater exposure to more complex geriatric patients and thus increase residents’ competence and comfort when dealing with such patients.
The range of rotations offered include inpatient (acute and chronic), ambulatory and nursing home.
Specific rural geriatrics medicine rotation descriptions can be found here.
Applicable Residency Objectives
1.5 Care of the Elderly
1.6 Palliative and End of Life Care
1.7 Surgical and Procedural Skills (Not all of the objectives here are applicable)
1.8 Behavioural Medicine
1.9 Emergency Care (especially when rotation is done in the pediatric emergency room)
2.2 P-Pt Relationship
1.6 Palliative and End of Life Care
1.7 Surgical and Procedural Skills (Not all of the objectives here are applicable)
1.8 Behavioural Medicine
1.9 Emergency Care (especially when rotation is done in the pediatric emergency room)
2.2 P-Pt Relationship
All 7 CanMEDS-FM roles are expected to be demonstrated through this rotation:
- Family Medicine Expert
- Communicator
- Collaborator
- Manager
- Health Advocate
- Scholar
- Professional
