At Brown University medical school in Providence, students discuss why the organs of their cadavers look different from their own. They spend hours studying how the brain ages. They practice physical examinations on residents of an assisted living complex. And even in obstetrics and gynecology, they learn about problems affecting seniors.
The new emphasis on aging is part of a wave of change sweeping medical schools nationwide as they focus - many for the first time - on preparing all newly minted doctors to treat the growing population of older Americans. Although students have traditionally trained in hospitals filled with older patients, many graduated with little knowledge of how elderly patients' bodies and minds differ from younger ones.
Showing posts with label Medical school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medical school. Show all posts
July 14, 2007
Start from ground up to fix health care
Earlier in the week, PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute reported that the United States will be short 1 million nurses and 24,000 doctors by 2020. It said that while applications to nursing program had risen, the number of students denied admission had grown six fold since 2002, mostly because of a shortage of instructors. . . . "People in the United States spend $532 billion (a year) on health. That $532 billion is not spent very wisely."
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