IU School of Medicine is one of a distinguished and limited number of programs in the country providing an official pathway for training geriatricians. While this pathway still requires 48-months of training to be eligible for certification in geriatrics, it offers several advantages.
Benefits of pursuing a Medicine-Geriatrics Residency
-
Early exposure to geriatric leadership who will mentor you throughout training.
-
Clinical experiences in geriatrics during internal medicine training which satisfy clinical requirement for Geriatric Medicine Fellowship.
-
Opportunity for scholarly activity, including research, during fellowship since several months of clinical requirements are completed during residency.
Application Details
-
There is one medicine-geriatrics position each year.
-
This program has a separate NRMP code from the internal medicine categorical program.
-
Both internal medicine and geriatric medicine faculty are involved in the interview and selection process.
-
Applicants may rank both the medicine-geriatrics program and the categorical residency training program.
Contact Us
Email: gwestmor@iu.edu
Tel: (317) 258-6168
Fax: (317) 274-5634