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Program Structure

Educational Curriculum

  • 3 months: Inpatient Geriatrics Consultations
  • 3 months: Elective Rotations in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Wound Care, Geriatric Psychiatry, UroGynecology, Movement Disorders (Neurology), Rheumatology, Bone Curriculum
  • 3 months: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
  • 2 months: Palliative Care 
  • 1 month PTO 
  • Longitudinal Experiences: Geriatrics Clinic, FAIR Clinic (Frailty Assessment), Home Visits, Long Term Care Panel 

 

Fellows Supervisory & Patient Care Responsibilities

Fellows have significant responsibilities including coordinating the care of inpatients, clinic patients and skilled nursing patients. Fellows have no formal call other than coming in on Saturday morning during inpatient rotation. Fellows must keep their pagers on for their bank of primary long-term care patients every day except Sunday.

Didactic Sessions

  • Geriatric Care Core Curriculum: 25 one-hour lectures on major topics in geriatrics
  • Quarterly Morbidity and Mortality Conference
  • Quarterly Regional Geriatrics Conference 
  • Board Review
  • Gerontology Grand Rounds: Bi-monthly on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month
  • Journal Club
  • Abstract and Poster
  • Fellows Meeting: Once a month

 

Mentorship and Supervision

Fellows are evaluated on a monthly basis for each rotation. They, in turn, evaluate the attendings for those rotations. They have a formal evaluation quarterly by the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) which gives recommendations to the Program and Associate Program Directors concerning their progress through the Milestones. Additionally, they meet informally for oral feedback and evaluation with the geriatric attendings.