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. 2014 Jul;15(4):409–413. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.2.18896

Table 3.

Percentage improvement by Geriatric Emergency Medicine Competencies domain and post graduate year (PGY) level.

Domains PGY 1 PGY 2 PGY 3 PGY 4
Atypical presentation of disease in the elderly 19.7% 22.3% 27.1% 18.1%
Modification of emergency intervention 26.8% 33.1% 37.9% 33.3%
Medication in the elderly 16.4% 29.8% 23.8% 28.6%
Falls and trauma 13.9% 23.2% 21.5% 9.7%
Care transition (disposition) in the elderly 13.8% 20.7% 20.2% 5.2%
Cognitive and behavioral problems in the elderly 30.0% 37.3% 40.6% 25.0%
Palliative care in the elderly 9.1% 20.7% 12.8% 11.4%
Entire test 19.1% 26.3% 27.1% 19.3%