AIIMS Bhopal Conducts First Contact Programme for IGNOU Geriatric Students

Some doctors and health workers want to learn how to take care of older people, who are sometimes called 'geriatric' patients.

A special school called IGNOU teaches them a course in geriatric medicine.

The students have to go to a big hospital called AIIMS Bhopal for part of their training.

This was the first time they all gathered there for a learning session.

They sat in classrooms and listened to lessons from doctors.

They also visited hospital wards and watched doctors examine patients.

They learned about bone problems in older people and how to care for them in communities.

Twelve students from different backgrounds took part.

When they finished, they knew more about helping elderly people stay healthy.