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Geriatrics Fellowship Columbia - Curriculum

Geriatric educational experiences

Sample schedule

13-block schedule	Required rotations
1 block	2 weeks HealthSouth physiatry 2 weeks PSC PT/OT/speech/wound care
1 block	Nursing home administration
1 block	2 weeks Inpatient Care 2 weeks Wound Care
1 block	Palliative care/hospice
1 block	2 weeks neurology 2 weeks pain management
4 blocks	Electives/QI
4 blocks	Longitudinal specialty clinics: Gynecology Urology Urinary incontinence clinic ENT Podiatry Memory disorders clinic Rheumatology

Continuity clinics

Longitudinal 13 blocks	Required
Weekly	Weekly half-day Senior Primary Care fellows continuity clinic Nursing home rounds at area nursing homes

Conferences

Conference	Presentation requirement
Research/clinical	(1) Presentation
Journal club	(1) Article presentations
M&M/interdisciplinary case conference	(1) Case presentations
Internal medicine grand rounds	(1) Presentation

Conference	Required attendance
Internal medicine grand rounds	Attend all weekly grand rounds
Geriatric conference	Attend all scheduled weekly sessions
Core curriculum board review	Weekly – GRS board review/core curriculum self-study