UPMC Presbyterian
Part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Presbyterian is a large, medical school-affiliated tertiary care center located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. Fellows spend two 1-month rotations on the inpatient geriatric medicine hospitalist service, where they are responsible for coordinating care with the house staff teams and interacting directly with patients and their families. They will also spend time on the inpatient geriatric consultative service. Teaching, both informal and didactic, of the residents and students is an expected component of these experiences. Fellows also spend a month with the inpatient palliative care consultative service at this center

UPMC Senior Care-Benedum Geriatric Center
UPMC Senior Care-Benedum Geriatric Center, located at UPMC Montefiore, part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is a multidisciplinary ambulatory clinic designed to meet the diverse needs of the older adult population. It provides for primary and consultative medical care, psychiatric care, and social assessment for frail older adults living in the surrounding communities. Specialty clinics--which are directed by geriatricians with relevant advanced training--include continence, mobility and falls, depression, and cognitive evaluation. Fellows have a one half-day per week clinic session either at Benedum or UPMC Senior Care-Shadyside (see below) in which they provide longitudinal and consultative care under the supervision of the faculty. All fellows have a one month rotation at Benedum to reinforce the art of geriatric medicine through mentoring from various geriatricians. They also see outpatients at Benedum during their one month Geriatric Psychiatry rotation.

UPMC Shadyside
Part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Shadyside is a community-based tertiary care center, located 1.5 miles from UPMC Presbyterian. Fellows spend one month on the inpatient geriatric medicine hospitalist and consultative service, where they are responsible for coordinating care with the house staff teams and interacting directly with patients and their families. Teaching, both informal and didactic, of the residents and students is an expected component of this experience. They also have the opportunity to interact with geriatric psychiatry fellows.

UPMC Senior Care-Shadyside
Located at UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Senior Care-Shadyside is a multidisciplinary ambulatory clinic designed to meet the diverse needs of the older adult population. It provides for primary and consultative medical care, psychiatric care, and social assessment for frail older adults living in the surrounding communities. Fellows have a one half-day per week clinic session either here or at Benedum (see above) in which they provide longitudinal and consultative care under the supervision of the faculty.

Veterans Affairs Hospital, University Drive
The Veterans Affairs Hospital, University Drive is the site of the VA Pittsburgh Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Care Center (GRECC). This multidisciplinary collaboration of clinicians, educators, and researchers serves as a focus of geriatric care within the VA setting. The Geriatric Evaluation and Management Clinic (GEM) is based here. Fellows have a one month rotation in the GEM clinic and assume the role as leader in this interdisciplinary team. Fellows spend one month in the neurology clinics here and have the opportunity to be involved with teaching on the inpatient service. In addition, fellows spend a half day per week in the pain clinic, seeing older adults with chronic pain conditions.

H. J. Heinz III VA Progressive Care Center
H. J. Heinz III VA Progressive Care Center is a sub-acute and long-term care Veterans Affair Hospital. The Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) service, which provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary care to home-bound veterans, is based here. Each fellow spends two months in HBPC, during which they provide interdisciplinary primary care in the home environment.

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) is part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. During their one month Geriatric Psychiatry rotation, fellows round on older inpatients at WPIC. They also have a number of other experiences during their required Geriatric Psychiatry rotation as described in the Curriculum below. Under the supervision of a geriatric psychiatrist, during the rotation, fellows participate in ward rounds and patient-focused conferences, interdisciplinary nursing home rounds, outpatient evaluations, inpatient medicine-psychiatry lisason consultations, and they work closely with geriatric psychiatry fellows.

Long-Term Care
Long-term care experiences are available at multiple sites in the Pittsburgh area, including Canterbury Place, Asbury Heights, Heritage Shadyside, and Charles Morris Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. Fellows assume the role of primary care provider for a panel of patients at one of these facilities under the supervision of one of the long-term care specialists in the division.

UPMC Mercy
UPMC Mercy, part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is a full-service community hospital located a few miles from UPMC Presbyterian. There are rehabilitation units based here where the fellows gain experience in rehabilitation medicine.