Carlsen W, Pfeiffer B, Marx T, Bonyo B
Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology Section, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OUCOM), Gerontology at OUCOM 45701, USA.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1996 Nov;96(11):705-6.
To determine if the curricula at the colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) are adequately preparing their graduates to meet the challenge of the geriatric demographic imperative, the authors surveyed the 16 COMs using a modified version of a survey conducted by Karuza and colleagues. Results were compared with those obtained from the Karuza and colleagues' survey of 73 allopathic medical schools. Overall, 88% of the COMs reported that they were committed to teaching geriatrics to undergraduate medical students, compared with 72% of the allopathic medical schools. Lack of time and appropriate clinical facilities were the two greatest barriers to committing more time to geriatrics in both osteopathic and allopathic undergraduate medical training programs.
为了确定整骨医学院（COM）的课程是否能充分培养其毕业生，以应对老年人口增长带来的挑战，作者使用Karuza及其同事进行的调查的修改版，对16所整骨医学院进行了调查。将结果与Karuza及其同事对73所全科医学院的调查结果进行了比较。总体而言，88%的整骨医学院报告称，他们致力于向本科医学生教授老年医学，而全科医学院的这一比例为72%。时间不足和缺乏合适的临床设施是整骨和全科本科医学培训项目中投入更多时间教授老年医学的两大最大障碍。
