Former Project Goals
The Mountain State Geriatric Education Center brought together health care educators and professionals, representatives of managed care organizations, policy makers, and service providers, to develop a geriatric education infrastructure that addresses the educational and training requirements of the evolving managed health care delivery system. The network utilized a variety of communications media for the purpose of geriatrics education information dissemination and to strengthen professional collaborative relations among the growing community of scholars.
The MSGEC has three primary goals:
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Network Development
Established a geriatrics education network infrastructure to improve geriatric knowledge of health care professionals in West Virginia.
Enhanced the MSGEC consortium
Distributed Newsletters
Developed a Speakers Bureau
Provided opportunities for sharing geriatric knowledge and skills
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Faculty Development
Developed and implemented a structured program of geriatric education to health professions educators and the clinical faculty at West Virginia rural health training sites.
Developed interdisciplinary rural geriatric rotations
Developed geriatric clinical rotations
Enhanced geriatric education for health science students
Provided geriatric education at professional development conferences
Sponsored and co-sponsored educational events
Collaborated with other Geriatric Education Centers
Provided distance learning opportunities
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Continuing Education
Provided geriatric continuing education to West Virginia health care professionals and paraprofessionals.
Provided geriatric continuing education programs
Provided distance learning opportunities for continuing education
With the WVU School of Dentistry, provided geriatric education for long term care facilities
Established speakers bureau and geriatric education clearinghouse
