Learning Objective 1: 1. The learner will be able to identify one teaching method during presentation of didactic content to improve student perceptions of older adults.
Learning Objective 2: 2. The learner will be able to identify one clinical teaching method to improve student perceptions of older adults.
Preliminary qualitative findings demonstrate that perceptions of seniors improve with an innovative educational approach of interaction with healthy and frail older adults and with didactic experiences that promote seniors positively. This pilot project is a prospective mixed method (qualitative/pretest-posttest) study to determine the impact of clinical experiences at a LTC facility only versus placements in a LTC facility with two types of healthy aging assignments (written versus participation at senior athletic events) and to determine if that attitude is sustained.
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