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2006 Geriatric Health Careers
Twenty students from Nebraska colleges will spend a week learning about health issues affecting older people and exploring health professions that work with elderly patients.
The Geriatric Health Careers Workshop was developed in 2006 by Dr. Jane Potter, section chief for geriatric medicine in the department of internal medicine along with a multidisciplinary team of UNMC faculty from nursing, pharmacy, medicine, physician assistant and physical therapy. Faculty from the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s department of social work also work with the students. The course is designed to introduce college students to the role of the health professional in diagnosing and treating illness, as well as preventing disability and improving quality of life in a patient’s later years.
In addition to classroom lectures, students will spend time in clinical settings with health care providers and tour a hospice house, nursing home, and an acute care facility. The students will work on group research projects. The participants present their findings during a student forum on the final day of the workshop. Participants earn one hour of college credit at their undergraduate institute.
For more information about the 2008 Geriatric Health Careers Workshop, contact Ann Kraft at akraft@unmc.edu or (402) 559-3398.
