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Medical students valued clinical visits in aged care settings, enhancing their understanding of older adults and improving communication skills. This experience is crucial for geriatric medicine education.

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Area of Science:

  • Geriatric Medicine Education
  • Health Professional Training
  • Interprofessional Learning

Background:

  • Residential aged care facilities offer significant learning opportunities for health professionals.
  • The Beyond the Teaching Nursing Home: Community Partnership of Learning and Care (BTTNH: CPLC) program facilitates older adult-student interaction.
  • This study focuses on medical students' experiences within this partnership.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe medical students' experiences during a clinical learning activity in a residential aged care setting.
  • To evaluate the value of structured clinical visits for medical student education in geriatrics.

Main Methods:

  • Fourth-year medical students on geriatric rotation participated in a half-day clinical visit.
  • Students engaged in an interview activity with a resident of an aged care facility.
  • A survey was used to assess students' experiences of the structured visit.

Main Results:

  • Medical students highly valued the learning experience gained from interacting with older adults.
  • Students appreciated observing the residential aged care environment firsthand.
  • The experience enhanced students' understanding of the needs of older adults in aged care.

Conclusions:

  • Meaningful learning experiences in aged care settings improve medical students' understanding of residents and environments.
  • Participation fosters development of essential communication, professional role, and clinical decision-making skills.
  • These skills are vital for caring for older adults in aged care and other settings.