Implementing Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) in the Care of Older Adults: Overcoming Barriers and Promoting Facilitators

Christian  Davis Furman; Lori Wagner; Josephine Gomes; Rangaraj Gopalraj; B.  Frank Parker; Laura Morton; Demetra Antimisiaris; Daniela Neamtu; Sadaf Masroor; Ramie Martin-Galijatovic; Samantha Cotton; M.  Ann Shaw

doi:10.3390/geriatrics3040062

Geriatrics (Sep 2018)

Implementing Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) in the Care of Older Adults: Overcoming Barriers and Promoting Facilitators

Christian Davis Furman,
Lori Wagner,
Josephine Gomes,
Rangaraj Gopalraj,
B. Frank Parker,
Laura Morton,
Demetra Antimisiaris,
Daniela Neamtu,
Sadaf Masroor,
Ramie Martin-Galijatovic,
Samantha Cotton,
M. Ann Shaw

Affiliations

Christian Davis Furman: Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging, University of Louisville, 300 E. Market Street, Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Lori Wagner: Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Medical Education, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, 550 South Jackson St, 3rd Fl, Ste A3K00, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Josephine Gomes: Geriatrics, University of Louisville, 1941 Bishop Ln, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40218, USA
Rangaraj Gopalraj: Geriatrics, University of Louisville, 1941 Bishop Ln, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40218, USA
B. Frank Parker: Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Medical Education, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, 550 South Jackson St, 3rd Fl, Ste A3K00, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Laura Morton: Geriatrics, University of Louisville, 1941 Bishop Ln, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40218, USA
Demetra Antimisiaris: Geriatrics, University of Louisville, 1941 Bishop Ln, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40218, USA
Daniela Neamtu: Geriatrics, University of Louisville, 1941 Bishop Ln, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40218, USA
Sadaf Masroor: Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging, University of Louisville, 300 E. Market Street, Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Ramie Martin-Galijatovic: Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Oppenheimer Hall, 2217 S. Third St., Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Samantha Cotton: Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging, University of Louisville, 300 E. Market Street, Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
M. Ann Shaw: Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Medical Education, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, 550 South Jackson St, 3rd Fl, Ste A3K00, Louisville, KY 40202, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics3040062
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 4
p. 62

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The Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) in the Care of Older Adults curriculum was developed at Boston University School of Medicine to improve the care of older adults through an educational intervention. The curriculum targeted chief residents (CRs) because their role as mediators between learners and faculty provides the greatest potential impact for transmitting knowledge. The goals of CRIT are to: (1) provide education on geriatric principles and on teaching/leadership skills, (2) foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and (3) complete an action project. This study demonstrates successful implementation of CRIT at a different academic institution in a rural state. The CRs indicated that their confidence in their ability to apply and teach geriatrics improved after CRIT. In addition, the CRs indicated that CRIT improved their confidence in their overall skills as CRs. The barriers and facilitators to implementation are addressed in order to promote successful adoption of CRIT at other institutions, including those in rural states.

Published in Geriatrics

ISSN: 2308-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geriatrics

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