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Professional Development in Law, Health Care, and Aging

A Model Fellowship Program

^a Office of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

Correspondence: Marshall B. Kapp, JD, MPH, Office of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Box 927, Dayton, OH 45401-0927. E-mail: marshall.kapp{at}wright.edu.

Decision Editor: Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD

There is a growing need for a strong core of professionals with the knowledge, skills, and sensitivities necessary to integrate the fields of law, health care, and gerontology. This article describes a unique professional development program that attempted to address this need by making it possible for a small number of recently graduated attorneys to observe, experience, and question on a firsthand level the provision of various forms of health care to older patients.

Key Words: Law • Education • Interprofessional