Medical Student and Senior Participants' Perceptions of a Mentoring Program Designed to Enhance Geriatric Medical Education

Autor/inn/en	Corwin, Sara J.; Frahm, Kathryn; Ochs, Leslie A.; Rheaume, Carol E.; Roberts, Ellen; Eleazer, G. Paul
Titel	Medical Student and Senior Participants' Perceptions of a Mentoring Program Designed to Enhance Geriatric Medical Education
Quelle	In: Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 26 (2006) 3, S.47-65 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1960
Schlagwörter	Medical Education; Medical Students; Mentors; Altruism; Medical Schools; Focus Groups; Geriatrics; Content Analysis; Teaching Methods; Instructional Innovation; Student Attitudes; Older Adults; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Interpersonal Relationship; Curriculum Design; Caring; Aging (Individuals); Gerontology; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Medizinische Ausbildung; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Alterswissenschaft; Geriatrie; Inhaltsanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Schülerverhalten; Älterer Erwachsener; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Lehrplangestaltung; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Aging; Altern; Gerontologie
Abstract	In 2000, the Senior Mentor Program was implemented as an innovative, instructional method in the University of South Carolina's medical school curriculum designed to enhance and strengthen student training in geriatrics. This study qualitatively analyzed second-year medical students' and senior participants' perceptions of and attitudes towards the Senior Mentor Program as an effective learning modality. A total of 36 second-year students from two consecutive classes (2002-2003) and 42 senior mentors at USC's School of Medicine participated in five and seven separate focus group interviews, respectively. The group discussions were transcribed and a content analysis performed using NVivo[R]. The coding scheme and analyses were driven by the data collected and recurrent themes were examined across all focus groups. Overall, student and senior mentor participants viewed the program positively. Thematic comparisons by participant type indicate a shared view that the mentoring relationship has a far-reaching, educational, professional, and personal impact. Both students and seniors agreed that myths and stereotypes about aging were dispelled and students indicated that a close, caring relationship with an older person will change they way they practice. A longitudinal mentoring program that pairs students with community-dwelling seniors can be a valuable addition to traditional geriatric curricular activities designed to increase students' skills and compassion for caring for older adults. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10