UNLABELLED This self-directed learning module highlights the physiatric approach to the older adult. It is part of the study guide on geriatric rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM and R) and geriatric medicine. This article specifically focuses on the advantages of the physiatric approach, PM...

Globalization is a broad term referring to the increasing connectivity, integration, and interdependence of economies, societies, technologies, cultures, and political and ecological spheres across the world. This position paper was developed by a working group of the 2007 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Leadership Institute. The authors explore the effect that globalization has ha...

A shifting pattern from communicable diseases to the chronic noncommunicable diseases and increased life expectancy are being sensed throughout the world. Aged populations with multiple chronic diseases come up with their unique needs and require specific attention to be challenged by the health systems. Neglected orodental facts among the elders and the dearth of specific designated undergradu...

Editorial Modern dental education has its roots in the USA where the first dental school started in Baltimore in 1840. It did not take long, however, before independent dental curricula were introduced in Europe leading to different patterns of education. During the last thirty years different activities in harmonization of European higher education have lead dental education also to face conti...

In 2000, the thirty-six states with public dental schools provided an average subsidy of 49,347 dollars per dental student. In contrast, nineteen states provided little or no subsidy. Since states invest in dental education, in part, to ensure an adequate supply of dentists, we examined the factors that explain dentist variation among states. We found that population size, per capita income, an...

Nathan T. Jenkins, Rian Q. Landers, Steven J. Prior, Naina Soni, Espen E. Spangenburg, and James M. Hagberg Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park; Department of Medicine -Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research and ...

Stephen E. Borst, Christine F. Conover, Christy S. Carter, Chris M. Gregory, Emanuele Marzetti, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Krista Vandenborne, and Thomas J. Wronski Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Departments of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, Aging and Geriatric Research, Physical Therapy, and Physiological Sciences, University of Florida,...

To make higher education in India more dynamic and responsive to a fast-developing society and its aspirations, there has been widespread recognition of a need for reform. Among the proposed changes, expert committees and the National Knowledge Commission have recommended the introduction of a credits and semester system starting in undergraduate education. Technical institutions and some unive...

David G. Cook, Xiaofan Li, Sheree D. Cherry, and Angela R. Cantrell Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Seattle, Washington; Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington; and Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennes...