Designated by the John A. Hartford Foundation as a National Center of Excellence in Geriatrics, the University of Pittsburgh offers fellowship training in geriatric medicine and geriatric psychiatry.

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I. Introduction / Overview

• University of Pittsburgh Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

II. Key Faculty Profiles

• Attendings by Location
• Faculty Profiles

III. Fellowship Responsibilities

• Geriatric Medicine Fellow Responsibilities

IV. Division Policies

• Duty Hour Policy
• Evaluation and Promotion Policy
• Fellow Responsibility for Non-Teaching Patients
• Leave of Absence Policy
• Moonlighting Policy
• Remediation/Probation Policy
• Resident Selection Policy
• Supervision Policy

V. Graduate Medical Education (GME) Policies

• Institutional Policies
• Duty Hours and Learning Environment Policy
• Eligibility and Selection Policy
• Evaluation Policy
• Fatigue Prevention, Identification and Management Policy
• Grievance and Appeal Policy
• Leave of Absense Policy
• Moonlighting Policy
• Progressive Responsibility and Resident Supervision Policy
• Termination Policy

VI. Program Requirements for Geriatric Fellowship

• ACGME Requirements
• AGS Position Statement Guidelines

VII. Curriculum Goals & Objectives

Required Rotations

• Geriatric Evaluation and Management/PACE
• Geriatric Psychiatry
• Geriatric Rehabilitation
• Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC)
• Hospital-Based Care (Acute and Consultative)
• Institutional Long Term Care
• Longitudinal Clinic Experience
• Neurology
• Palliative Care
• Sensory Disorders
  • Ear, Voice, Swallowing
  • Ophthalmology

Examples of Elective Rotations

• Falls and Mobility
• Family Hospice
• Nephrology
• Palliative Care
• Rheumatology
• Urinary Incontinence

VIII. Compliance & Quality Improvement

• Fellow Compliance Training
• Physician Stress and Impairment
  • Burnout, Part 1
  • Burnout, Part 2
  • Burnout, Part 3
  • Burnout, Part 4
• Compliance and Quality Improvement

IX. Rotation Schedules & Rotation Details

• Rotation Schedule 2010-2011
• Rotation Details 2010-2011

X. Conferences

• Conferences and Interdisciplinary Team Rounds
• Core Curriculum for Geriatric Medicine Fellows

XI. Teaching Experiences

• Teaching Requirements

XII. Core Competencies

• Attending Physicians

XIII. Evaluations

• How and When is Fellow Program Evaluated
• 360 Degree Block Rotation
• Competency-based
• Evaluation of Presentations, Lectures
• Fellow Evaluate Preceptor
• Fellow Evaluate Rotation
• Annual Confidential Program Evaluation
• Outpatient Evaluation of Fellow
• Block Rotation
• Knowledge and Skills Tracking Log

XIV. Helpful Articles

• Articles Table