Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
The University of Texas Health Science Center and Audie Murphy Veterans Affairs Medical Center offer 1 and 2 year Geriatric Medicine Fellowships. The fully accredited program is primarily designed to prepare leaders for careers in academic geriatrics and clinical geriatrics.
Fellowships are jointly sponsored by the Department of Internal Medicine, the Department of Family & Community Medicine of the University of Texas Health Science Center and the Audie Murphy Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The integrated program shares a common core of clinical, educational, and research activities. Graduate work towards a Masters in Clinical Science is also Available.
The clinical care curriculum includes participation in both community-based and VA-based continuity clinics, an outpatient evalution unit, a geriatric consultation service, on-site and community-based nursing homes, home care and hospice programs. View sample curriculum for more details.
In addition to enhancing their more traditional diagnostic and treatment skills, the fellow will develop competence as a teacher, teaching internal medicine, family medicine, gynecology, and podiatry residents, along with medical students and other healthcare professionals.
Fellows develop research skills and are expected to design, conduct, analyze and present a research project at the American Geriatrics Society annual meeting. Fellows have the opportunity to work with a large and varied group of faculty from the sponsoring departments as well as many other sub-specialists on campus.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE GERIATRICS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Due to ongoing support of the John A. Hartford Center significant salary support is available to incoming fellows. Including the following:
- Salary Stipend in Year 1 (Total Salary =$43,000)
- Additional stipend support for Year 2 Fellows available July 1 of the training year.
- Opportunity for Year 3 Training and additional stipend support available July 1 of the training year.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for the Geriatric Fellowship Program at the Universtiy of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio,
- Apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) Fellowships site .
- Send an email to Dr. Laura Chiodo at chiodo@uthscsa.edu to notify her that you have applied.