6 Geriatric Medicine in Undergraduate Written Assessments: Is There A Single Best Answer?

ConclusionsGeriatric medicine continues to be underrepresented in SBAQs and is often misleadingly portrayed in analyses of question banks due to incorrect generalisations based on patient age or pathology. SBAQs may not be suitable for testing the knowledge and skills required in the effective care of older people and new assessment methods that better test these domains may be required. Improving the methods in which geriatric medicine is assessed at an undergraduate level may in turn counter negative attitudes that exist within a Hidden Curriculum for medical students.
Source: Age and Ageing - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research