任务
The University of New England College of 整骨疗法的医学's 老年科 is a leader of older adult person-centered care through a coordinated program of clinical services, 专业教育, 老年人倡导, 以及学术活动.
值
- Excellence in geriatrics education, 奖学金, and clinical services
- Professionalism and respect for older adults and their care partners and ensuring our students are aware of the detrimental health effects of ageism
- 健康 promotion and disease management that incorporates the dynamic interaction of mind, body, 和精神
- Innovative and creative 奖学金 和研究 that advances and translates the interprofessional principles and practices of geriatrics care and services through the lens of Age Friendly 健康 Systems, ensuring person-centered outcomes that honor what matters most to the person.
- Collaboration among health professions for the betterment of older adults
- Engaged to health policy advocacy for older adults
目标
- Strengthen and implement a consolidated didactic curriculum for preclinical education in geriatrics for COM that engages learners in a person/patient-first approach.
- Strengthen the clinical practices through education and practicums to emphasize older person/doctor relations to maximize older adult health and wellbeing.
- Advance additional elective classroom, 小组, 临床护理, 和研究 activities to augment learning related to older adult health care practices, 案例展示, 文档能力, and keeping in mind age-friendly healthcare approaches.
- Develop elective clerkships in geriatrics while seeking the resources for a required clerkship for all UNE COM students.
- Advance opportunities in geriatrics 奖学金/research for students supported by UNE COM faculty and leaders in the field worldwide.
- Develop and implement expanded clinical services in geriatrics that are fiscally and clinically sound.
- Advance the Mature Care multi-professional practice and its educational offerings to UNE COM students.
- Establish an ambulatory clinical consultative and evaluation services.
- Expand the scope of the U-ExCEL program at Piper Shores Retirement Living Community and engage students in its offerings for internships, 奖学金, 和研究.
- Expand the current high number of UNE COM students that are choosing geriatrics and palliative care/hospice fellowships post residency training.
- Develop and implement dissemination strategies for knowledge, 的态度, and 技能 in geriatrics with UNE health professions programs and community partners.
- Continue and expand UNE COM’s partnership with the UNE Center for Excellence in Aging and 健康 to develop, promote, model, and implement interprofessional activities in the field of aging.
- Develop outreach programs for consultation and promotion of geriatrics knowledge, 技能, and 的态度s for practitioners.
- Seek external and internal funding resources to advance the goals of the division.