The Into Aging Game: what's it's like to be elderly and hositalized

Residents in the Department of Medicine are provided with an innovative learning experience called "The Aging Game." It is a program that is also incorporated into the interns' orientation. Giving medical students and residents a glimpse into the reality of aging helps to prepare them to be better physicians, and helps the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine to fulfill its mission of Leading, Teaching, and Caring.