GERIATRIC MEDICINE ACADEMIC AWARD

芝加哥大学普利兹克医学院已经指定Dr. 莱夫B。Sorensen，医学教授，作为老年医学的候选人 医学学术奖。 一个发展和持续的计划 加强老年学和老年医学的教学和研究 提出了医学，具有以下目标：1）暴露所有 将老龄化问题纳入老年学/老年医学课程， 临床前课程的必修课程; 2）制定一个 二年级选修《老年医学概论》; 将老年医学的各个部分纳入主要的临床 4）为高年级学生开设为期两个月的选修课 “综合老年病学”; 5）设立老年病门诊诊所 以及作为教育和临床护理的住院咨询服务 6）建立一个“老年病办公室”，作为 行政和教育活动; 7）为内务人员提供 提供老人科门诊医疗训练的机会; 8)提供为期两年的奖学金培训计划，旨在促进 在学术老年医学的职业生涯; 9）进行大回合和继续医学教育 课程，以提高教师和从业人员的认识，以独特的 老年人的医疗和心理问题; 10）促进 发展老龄化研究项目; 11）培养有前途的年轻人 有兴趣致力于老年医学事业的教师; 12） 为获奖者提供一个学习其他技能的机会， 13）促进跨部门合作， 以及老龄领域的多学科教学和研究。 芝加哥大学的设施、师资和行政管理 致力发展优质的老人医学课程。

The Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, has designated Dr. Leif B. Sorensen, Professor of Medicine, as its candidate for the Geriatric Medicine Academic Award. A program for development and continuous strengthening of teaching and research in gerontology and geriatric medicine is proposed, with the following objectives: 1) to expose all students to gerontology/geriatrics by incorporating topics on aging into the required courses of the preclinical curriculum; 2) to develop an elective course "Introduction to Geriatrics" in the sophomore year; 3) to incorporate segments of geriatric medicine into the major clinical clerkships; 4) to develop a two-month elective for senior students "Comprehensive Geriatrics"; 5) to establish a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic and an Inpatient Consultation Service as educational and clinical care facilities; 6) to establish an "Office of Geriatrics" as a center for administrative and educational activities; 7) to provide house-staff with opportunities for training in geriatric medicine in the ambulatory setting; 8) to offer a two-year fellowship training program aimed at promoting careers in academic geriatric medicine; 9) to conduct Grand Rounds and CME courses to increase the awareness of faculty and practioners to the unique medical and psychosocial problems of the elderly; 10) to foster the development of research programs in aging; 11) to develop promising young faculty interested in committing their careers to geriatrics; 12) to provide an opportunity for the awardee to acquire additional skills with a view toward enriching the curriculum; 13) to facilitate interdepartmental and mutidisciplinary teaching and research in the field of aging. The University of Chicago has the facilities, faculty, and administrative commitment required to develop a quality curriculum in geriatrics.