Overview
Program
Description
Institutions
and Rotations
Program
Faculty
Program Fellows
The Application Process
The primary goals of the fellowship program are to train future clinical and academic experts in geriatric medicine.
Clinical training occurs in all settings appropriate for a practicing geriatrician including: acute hospitals, nursing homes, patients' homes, hospices, continuing care communities, and ambulatory clinics. Fellows are provided ample opportunities to fine-tune their teaching skills via lectures and supervision of medical trainees at all levels in addition to experiences in community health education. Research training begins in the first year with attendance at the Research Design and Methodology Course in collaboration with the Health Services Curriculum. Fellows are expected to pursue an individual mentored research project during their second year. Formal didactic experiences to the fellows include a core curriculum in geriatrics over the summer, journal clubs, fellows' conferences, research seminars, grand rounds (medical and geriatrics), and clinical conferences.
During the first year fellows spend an ample amount of time in an acute hospital and long-term care setting. S/he also has continuity clinic and house call sessions, which continue throughout the two years of fellowship. First year fellows have several opportunities to participate in medical student and resident education, and are expected to commence work on developing an academic project for the upcoming year. During the second year of fellowship, training continues clinically, but the focus shifts to the development and completion of a research project. The second year fellow still spends some time on acute care and long-term care rotations (see included Sample Block Diagram). However, s/he is expect to function in a junior faculty role, increasing his/her clinical independence. Second-year fellows continue to see their panel of continuity patients at the Wright Center and house calls. Didactic and academic experiences also continue into the second year. A large block with time in the second year is dedicated to a mentored research project, ideally resulting in a presentation at a national meeting.
Description of the Program
Sample Block Diagram -Geriatric Medicine Fellowship ProgramRotations – First Year Fellows
Inpatient | 18 weeks |
Outpatient-Ambulatory Care | 4 weeks |
Long Term Care | 9 weeks (5 medical, 4 rehab) |
HSS Rheumatology | 1 week |
Neurology | 3 weeks |
Conference/Vacation | 6 weeks |
10 N Fellow | 4 weeks |
Research | 4 weeks |
Palliative Care | 2 weeks |
Hospice | 1 week |
Rotations – Second Year Fellow
Inpatient | 9 weeks |
Outpatient-Ambulatory Care | 4 weeks |
Palliative Care | 1 week |
Research | 25 weeks |
Elective | 4 weeks (PEW course, Chaplaincy, Ethics, other) |
Psychiatry | 3 weeks |
Conference/Vacation | 5 weeks |
Junior Attending | 2 weeks |