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. These include acute-care hospitals, nursing homes, patients' homes, hospices, continuing care communities and ambulatory clinics. Fellows fine-tune their teaching skills via lectures, supervision of medical trainees and experiences in community health education. Research training begins in the first year with attendance at the Research Design and Methodology Course. Fellows are expected to pursue an individual mentored research project during their second year. Formal didactic experiences include a core curriculum in geriatrics, journal clubs, fellows' conferences, research seminars, grand rounds (medical and geriatric) and clinical conferences.

First year fellows spend the bulk of their time in acute-care hospital and long-term care settings. First-year fellows participate in medical student and resident education and are expected to commence work on developing a research project for the upcoming year. Fellows also participate in continuity clinic and house call sessions.

Clinical training continues during the second year of the fellowship, but the focus shifts to the development and completion of the research project. Second year fellows spend some time on acute care and long-term care rotations in a junior faculty role, increasing their clinical independence. They also see their panel of patients at the Wright Center, go on house calls and continue their didactic and academic experiences. Fellows typically present their research projects at a national Geriatric Medicine conference.

Description of the Program

Sample Block Diagram -Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

Rotations – 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

Note: All First Year Fellows may choose to take the Dept. of Public Health's 20-week Epidemiology course.

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

Note: Second year fellows are also required to give on-going lectures to the Primary Care Clerkship Medical students.

Fellows have on-going ANH LTC continuity clinics, weekly outpatient ambulatory sessions at the Wright Center and bi-weekly house calls.