Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

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The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) offers a one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship with comprehensive interdisciplinary experiences. In this program, fellows will have the opportunity to gain the skills needed to deliver expert interdisciplinary care for older adults by training in diverse clinical settings. Fellows will work closely with experienced practitioners across various subspecialties to deepen their understanding and master the management of complex chronic conditions.

Why UNR Med?

The ACGME-accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at UNR Med offers fellows a robust, one-year clinical training experience focused on interdisciplinary care for older adults. During this fellowship, you will gain exposure to various settings including outpatient care, inpatient rehabilitation and home-based primary care.

With rotations at the VA hospital, Renown Regional Medical Center and the Sanford Center for Aging, you will work alongside a diverse team to develop expertise in complex chronic disease management and geriatric care. In this program, we emphasize quality improvement, patient safety and compassionate care to ensure that fellows are well-prepared for a career in geriatric medicine.

Additionally, research opportunities are available for fellows who are interested in aging and caring for older adults. The goal of this research is to ensure that older adults benefit from high-quality, patient-centered care across the spectrum of geriatric and gerontology including basic biomedical, social-behavioral, clinical, health services delivery and ethics research.

Fellows have access to paid memberships in professional societies, educational materials and funding for conference presentations. Moonlighting is allowed with program approval.

Salary Schedule

UNR Med deeply values our residents’ commitment by offering competitive salary and benefits packages. With no state income tax, Nevada residents can expect to receive a higher net salary compared to resident programs in other states.

Salary Schedule

Resources

UNR Med is committed to supporting our residents with the resources needed to ensure a successful and rewarding experience over the duration of your training.

Resident Resources

Handbook

The Resident Handbook outlines the policies and procedures of the residency program. Residents are expected to comply with these policies to ensure that all residents are working in a fair, supportive and equitable environment.

Resident Handbook

Curriculum

The core of the Geriatrics Medicine Fellowship curriculum is based on a combination of structured rotations and longitudinal experiences. The fellowship is comprised of 12 blocks covering inpatient, outpatient and nursing facility care. Fellows participate in interdisciplinary teams and engage in quality improvement (QI) projects. The program also includes weekly didactics, journal clubs and a shared lecture series with Stanford VA Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC).

Academic sessions are provided by and for fellows through the following: live and virtual presentations, webcasts and online-based educational sessions. To enrich and enhance collaboration among a tight-knit group of fellows, we offer additional learning opportunities through a virtual lecture with Stanford University's GRECC and their fellows.

As a fellow, your tasks will include providing geriatric care for a group of outpatients and following a panel of patients at the VA Community Living Center focusing on interdisciplinary team care planning for complex chronic disease patients. Fellows also have year-long exposure to home-based primary care patients. Rotations and experiences include clinical care, quality improvement, team care planning, house staff teaching and academic pursuits. You will work with nurse practitioners, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, rehab staff, chaplains, dietitians and nurses on care planning and case management as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Additionally, the VA is a rich source of nationally-acclaimed speakers that offer monthly research conferences through our live audio teleconferencing systems. Our curriculum is designed to fit different learning styles with structured lectures, hands-on training and more informal activities. The fellowship program offers mentorship and collaborative opportunities with geriatrics and HPM-certified faculty to achieve clinical and academic success.

Application information

To apply for the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, candidates must be graduates of an accredited internal or family medicine residency and board-eligible in either specialty. Applications open in mid-July and can be submitted through ERAS. Interviews are scheduled from August through October on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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