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Firsthand exposure to geriatrics can
help students to evaluate career choices. Not every student who expresses
an interest in the student group will actually become involved in geriatrics
as the sole focus of his or her career. Many will choose subspecialties
of internal medicine, family practice, surgery or its subspecialties.
Spending a day with a physician who has special interest in caring for
older patients can help group members to evaluate the various career options.
Members of the group can usually arrange these experiences informally
with guidance from their faculty advisor. A day with a physician can take
a variety of forms depending on the resources of the school and the physicians
willing to participate. Some ideas to look into are:
Physicians or other health care professionals
who have a sizeable geriatric patient population, but who are not solely
geriatricians. Their specialties may include:
| Cardiology |
Orthopedics |
| Endocrinology |
Physical
Therapy |
| Internal
Medicine |
Podiatry |
| Nephrology |
Psychiatry |
| Neurology |
Pulmonology |
| Nutrition |
Surgery |
- nursing homes
- geriatric outpatient clinics
- geriatric inpatient units
- geriatric evaluation units
- hospices
- specialized housing for the elderly
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