| Abstract: | ![]()
As part of a study on medical student reaction to a required clinical clerkship in geriatrics, students were asked to describe their interest in the nursing home as a future practice site. After a one month clerkship, 102 students responded, ranking the nursing home 5th of 7 potential practice settings in desirability. Fort-nine percent of the students stated they expect to be caring for nursing home residents in the future. These findings are related to similar studies among nursing students and to actual patterns of physical practice, and their implications for geriatrics education are discussed. |
