Geriatric Medicine Learning Center
Required Activities
- Student Learning Objectives - Pilot Portfolio Project
- Read Student Learning Objectives, download to your portfolio and for each objective note when that objective was accomplished. These objectives are addressed throughout the curriculum, including your M2 coursework and multiple clerkships including internal medicine. Your work on this portfolio will not be reflected in your grade.
- Geriatric Learning Questions
- Geriatric Knowledge Test Questions
- To be done individually. Submission deadline is the Friday before the Geriatric Medicine Core Lecture.
- To take the test, students need to log in Compass system (See Compass Student Instruction)
- Select course "CLER 655 Medical Clerkship" on your Compass homepage, and then open the "Geriatric Medicine Quiz 2009-2010" under Course Content.
- To use the Compass system, students are required to install Java on their computers.
- To submit the results to the instructor, students are required to have default email accounts on their PCs; if not, please set it up via "Control Panel -> Mail".
- Geriatric Knowledge Test Questions
Highly Recommended Activities
- Physician's Responsibility of End of Life

- Geriatrics Case Study
- Adobe Flash Player is required to read the case.
- Read and consider the answers to the questions about this case before the Geriatric Medicine Core Lecture scheduled on Monday.
- Principles and Falls Power Point Presentation (R Kirby)
Other Opportunities
- American Medical Student Association Geriatric Forum
- Functional Assessment
- Practical Functional Assessment of Elderly Persons
- GeriaSims from University of Iowa - Interactive Video Module
- Geriatric Syndromes
- Abdominal Pain
- Center for Online Medical Education and Training - Geriatric Abdominal Pain [Introduction & Log in]
- Cognitive Impairment
- GeriaSims from University of Iowa - Interactive Video Module
- Failure to Thrive
- GeriaSims from University of Iowa - Interactive Video Module
- Falls
- Principles and Falls [Power Point]
- GeriaSims from University of Iowa - Interactive Video Module
- Pain Management and Procedural Sedation
- Center for Online Medical Education and Training - Pain Management and Procedural Sedation [Introduction & Log in]
- Polypharmacy
- Sample Medication Review Questions
- GeriaSims from University of Iowa - Interactive Video Module
- Center for Online Medical Education and Training - Inappropriate Prescribing and Adverse Drug Events [Introduction & Log in]
- Pressure Ulcers
- GeriaSims from University of Iowa - Interactive Video Module
- Trauma and Elder Abuse
- Center for Online Medical Education and Training - Geriatric Trauma and Elder Abuse [Introduction & Log in]
- Urinary Incontinence
- GeriaSims from University of Iowa - Interactive Video Module
- Abdominal Pain
- Practice Resources for Providers
- Screening Forms
- Health Questionaire
- Interview Guide
- Gait Disorders
- Gait and Balance (video, 77 seconds)
- Gait Module (McGill University)
- Geratric Syndromes
- Cognitive Impairment for Physicians (ACOVE)
- ACOVE Teaching Module - Oriented to Practicing Clinician (coming soon)
- Failure to Thrive
- Falls
- Falls and Mobility Disorders (ACOVE)
- Guide Outpatient Falls Assessment
- Get up and Go
- Functional Reach
- Unilateral Stance
- Performance Oriented Assessment of Balance (Tinetti)
- Romberg and Variations
- ACOVE Teaching Module - Oriented to Practicing Clinician (coming soon)
- Polypharmacy
- Pressure Ulcers
- Urinary Incontinence (ACOVE)
- ACOVE Teaching Module - Oriented to Practicing Clinician (coming soon)
- Reporting Requirements for Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Resources for Patients and Families
- Geriatric Syndromes
- Cognitive Impairment
- Failure to Thrive
- Falls (ACOVE)
- Polypharmacy
- Pressure Ulcers
- Urinary Incontinence
- Others
- Geriatric Syndromes
- References
