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Fellowship Program
The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship is a one-year ACGME-accredited program of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, administered through the Section of Geriatrics of the Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, in partnership with the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System. Our faculty have received national recognition, including John A. Hartford Geriatric Leadership Scholar Award, and the Geriatric Academic Career Award. Our graduates successfully enter career paths in academic medicine, clinical care, and geriatric program development. Fellows are encouraged to pursue a Masters in Public Health at the University of Arizona School of Public Health. The small size of the fellowship program provides a unique learning environment, and promotes personalized, individual career development.
Physicians who have completed training in an accredited program
in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine are eligible to apply.
Program
Geriatric Fellows rotate at the University Medical Center, the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, community nursing homes and several other affiliated community sites. It is configured as both continuous clinical activity, and block rotations, and emphasizes comprehensive interdisciplinary team care across the continuum. The fellow is supervised and mentored by a committed group of geriatric attendings.
The continuous activity includes a weekly outpatient clinic, community nursing home long term care, home-based primary care visits, weekly case conferences, grand rounds and journal clubs. Continuous activity may also include the opportunity for research design and development under the supervision of faculty mentors, to allow the fellow to pursue a project.
The block rotations are arranged in segments of approximately four weeks each, and include: Overview of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Care, Hospice and Palliative Care, Home-based Primary Care, Subacute Care, Community Geriatric Practice, Rheumatology and Dermatology, GeroPsychiatry and Neurogeriatrics. Other opportunities include Older Women’s Health, Medical Director Administrative and Finance Training, and Pain Management. The Fellowship is evaluated regularly by the Fellows, the Faculty and others, and there is ongoing competency-based evaluation of both Fellow and Faculty performance in a supportive environment. |
Contact Information:
Section Head and Program Director:
Mindy J Fain, MD
Administrative Assistant:
Telephone: (520) 626-6854
FAX: (520) 626-8854
Mailing Address:
AHSC - Geriatrics
P.O. Box 245069
Tucson, AZ 85724-5032 |
