PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Doug Oliver
AU  - Anna Emili
AU  - David Chan
AU  - Alan Taniguchi
TI  - Education in long-term care for family medicine residents
DP  - 2011 Aug 01
TA  - Canadian Family Physician
PG  - e288--e291
VI  - 57
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/57/8/e288.short
4100  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/57/8/e288.full
SO  - Can Fam Physician2011 Aug 01; 57
AB  - Problem addressed Family medicine residents require more exposure to all aspects of care of the elderly in the community, including care in long-term care (LTC) homes. Objective of program To provide a framework for the development of integrated LTC rotations in family medicine programs. Program description Clear objectives for residents and clinical preceptors provided the foundation for the program. Rotations of 4 half days per year in LTC homes were integrated into core family medicine blocks. Residents worked with family physician preceptors providing LTC in the community. Teaching was case based and aligned with the core competencies set out in the CanMEDS (Canadian Medical Directives for Specialists) framework for medical education. The program was strongly supported by the university’s administration, clinical preceptors in the community, and LTC homes. Conclusion All the residents rated their LTC rotations as useful or extremely useful in preparing them to provide LTC in their future practices. Long-term care homes realized that investing in training medical residents in LTC could help improve care of the elderly in the community.