Geriatrics/Gerontology

The goal of this elective will be to acquire experience and instruction in a multi-disciplinary approach to medical care in the older patient. The student will care for patients in multiple settings at UMMC including outpatient, in-hospital primary care, in-hospital consultation, and the Lakeland Nursing Center. The focus will be on common geriatric problems such as functional assessment, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, delirium, dementia, falls, urinary incontinence, geriatric pharmacology, and perioperative management. Additional emphasis will be directed towards a review of the physiological changes in aging that impact on disease manifestations in the elderly.