The rural interdisciplinary team training program: a workforce development workshop to increase geriatrics knowledge and skills for rural providers

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on Jun 6, 2021 - 7:26pm CDT

Resource Type: 
Journal Article

This article published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education describes the Rural Interdisciplinary Team Training (RITT) Program, a team-based educational component of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Rural Health Geriatric Scholars Program. This report is an evaluation of the effect of the RITT Program on geriatrics knowledge and team development as well as successes in developing and implementing the quality improvement projects in 80 VHA rural outpatient clinics in 38 states. The full article can be accessed with an OpenAthens account through your institution or with a Taylor & Francis Online account.

Author(s): 
Judith L. Howe
Joan D. Penrod
Eve Gottesman
Andrew Bean
B. Josea Kramer
Collections: 
Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection
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