Geriatrics Fellowship

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Educating the Future Leaders in Geriatric health
  • Learn the medical management of complex older adult patients.
  • Design new models of transitions care from home to SNF to hospital.
  • Drive digital and virtual health innovations for cutting-edge remote patient monitoring, hospital@home, and chronic disease management.
  • Create team-based care to promote Optimal Living & Empowered Longevity.

Learn By Doing

Fellows learn to manage patients with complicated co-morbidities as well as to offer suggestions on healthy aging, using not only their medical knowledge but also drawing from their compassion for others.

One Year Advanced Training Program

The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at the UCI School of Medicine is a comprehensive and challenging one-year advanced training program that prepares physicians to deliver compassionate, informed care to a diverse aging population.

Perks our Fellows get to experience

  • 4 weeks of vacation and all major holidays off.
  • No night or weekend calls.
  • Weekly designated academic time.
  • Meal allowance.
  • Hiking, beaches, and 365 days of sunshine.

How to Apply

At the Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, we use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges. We no longer accept paper applications. For questions about the application process, go to ERAS or call (215) 966-3940.

For questions about our Geriatric Medicine Fellowship program, contact:

Call For questions call Kathryn Kennedy

714.456.5530

e-Mail For Inquiry

kennedy@hs.uci.edu

                  Sonia Sehgal, MD

ERAS applications should include:

01.

Current curriculum vitae

02.

A one-page personal statement

03.

Three letters of recommendation (including one from your past or current program director)

Interviews are arranged by invitation after a review of the completed applications. Please refer to the ERAS for the application process.

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Curriculum

Fellows receive experiences in:

Primary outpatient geriatrics

Home hospice

Elder abuse

Ambulatory neurology clinics

OTHER BLOCK ROTATIONS INCLUDE:

Geriatric rehabilitation

Cardiology

Urogynecology

Aging with disabilities

GRANTS

TRAINED GERIATRICIANS

Faculty

YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

Get In Touch

Location:  101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 9286

Telephone:  (714) 456-7888