The effectiveness of MIRA’s educational program around competency building and interest in older adult care among undergraduate students using a program logic model

This post-doctoral fellowship is funded by the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging and the McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program

Shera Hosseini will help evaluate the effectiveness of MIRA’s educational programs, particularly MacPAGE, in enhancing students’ interest in incorporating aging into their future career choices/work areas. She will also identify barriers to students’ interest in such educational programming. The long-term goal of this research is to build competency and enhance skills around communication and care for older adults, improve knowledge of aging-related issues, and address gaps in education related to these areas among undergraduate students who take part in the program.