Dementia Primer for New Doctors

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UCSF medical students, in their final class upon graduating medical school, receive a 90-minute primer on dementias such as Alzheimer's. Watch this insight-packed video to know a bit about what your doctor knows.

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January 24, 2012
First published on:
Week of August 29 - September 5, 2010

Medical accuracy review by:
Dr. Boaz Ancselovic, MD, Geriatrician, Alzheimer's Weekly.
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