Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home

New York Times by Kate Zezima | Aug. 24, 2009 (Special Report)

Medical students act as patients in a novel program that geriatric specialists hope will spark interest in their field, which is underrepresented in medicine. Full Story »

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 by Oliver Jones - Aug. 24, 2009

Fascinating! A well-wriitten and engaging account of medical students who take the role of residents of skilled nursing facilities, and get first-hand experience of what it's like to live there.

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