Geriatric Medicine

Catalog description

Geriatrics provides instruction to the student on special problems of the elderly with emphasis on improving clinical skills to deal with the unique diagnostic, therapeutic, and psychosocial problems of older adults. Various topics related to the geriatric patient are also integrated into the Systems. With the knowledge obtained from this course, the student will be able to make informed decisions about the availability of healthcare to geriatric patients and improve the physical, psychological, and social well- being of older adults in their practice.