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Geriatrician-Led Patient Safety Rounds at the Bedside with 4th Year Medical Students and an Interdisciplinary Team at a Rural Long-Term Care Facility: a Pilot Project to Align Geriatric Competencies with Milestones and Entrustable Professional Activities

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This pilot project provides a bedside teaching experience on geriatric patient safety for 4th year medical students via an interdisciplinary team approach at a rural long-term care facility. It is aligned with Milestones and Entrustable Professional Activities. The instructional approach can be adopted to develop a competence-based curriculum in undergraduate medical education.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800901, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA

    Huai Y. Cheng

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Cheng, H.Y. Geriatrician-Led Patient Safety Rounds at the Bedside with 4th Year Medical Students and an Interdisciplinary Team at a Rural Long-Term Care Facility: a Pilot Project to Align Geriatric Competencies with Milestones and Entrustable Professional Activities. Med.Sci.Educ. 26, 429–430 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-016-0268-1

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