Macy (CoVE)
  Project

Improving Quality of Care for Elderly Patients in the Educational Setting

This study is supported by grants from the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation and the ABIM Foundation. This research will evaluate the efficacy of the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Care of the Vulnerable Elderly Practice Improvement Module (CoVE PIM) in improving the teaching and quality of care for elderly patients in internal medicine and family medicine training programs.

The primary study objectives will assess the impact of the CoVE PIM on:

1. The knowledge, skills, and attitudes of trainees in the care of specific geriatric conditions
2. The quality of care received by elderly patients in the training ambulatory setting
3. Trainees' knowledge of and attitudes about practice-based learning and improvement, systems-based practice, and geriatric care guidelines, compared to the impact of a traditional educational intervention

Forty-six training programs in Internal and Family Medicine were selected from a pool of over 100 applicants. The study is currently in the data collection phase and boasts 1,455 participating trainees.