Out In The Field With Geriatri

Catalog description

This elective will introduce students to the special needs of the older patient. Students may get involved in seeing patients in the home setting, Community Living Center (CLC), Geriatrics outpatient clinic, Palliative Care clinic, as well as other aspects of care of the older veteran. Most of the efforts will occur at sites associated with Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS). Preceptors for the course will include the faculty physicians of Geriatrics and Extended Care at SLVHCS and Tulane University Section of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics. Students will be encouraged to follow patients as they transition from various settings, e.g. the inpatient to the home setting and/or nursing home setting as they recover from an acute illness. Student performance will be evaluated by rating of preceptors.