http://hdl.handle.net/2451/63936 2026-04-11T15:09:12Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/74673 Title: Older adults need protection from financial abuse by family members Authors: Kilaberia, Tina 2024-11-18T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/74641 Title: On Ageism Awareness Day, consider the impact of war on older people Authors: Kilaberia, Tina Description: OpEd 2024-10-08T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/63937 Title: An Evaluation of a Sustained Senior Mentor Program for Medical Students Authors: Ratner, Edward; Kilaberia, Tina; Englund, June; Fink, Howard Abstract: Background/ Objective: Medical student geriatrics education using community-based volunteer 2 older persons, known as a Senior Mentor Program (SMP), began decades ago. Though these 3 programs have been described and evaluated against curriculum objectives, the full breadth of 4 students’ learning from SMPs has not been reported. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using content analysis of reflections of Year 2 6 medical students submitted during a single visit home-based SMP. Written reflections of 102 7 randomly selected students from 2016-2018 were inductively coded and grouped into themes. 8 Older persons from the SMP site assisted in coding and quotation selection. Results: We discerned six themes from the evaluation of student reflections: student insight, 10 interview and exam, social community, challenges with aging, strengths (responses to 11 challenges), and physical infrastructure. Conclusion: A single home visit with older adults enables pre-clinical medical students to learn 13 about multiple positive aspects of aging. 2021-03-17T00:00:00Z