Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

The 1-year training program is designed to give geriatric medicine fellows a comprehensive experience.

Fellows are exposed to inpatient, ambulatory, consultative and long-term care geriatrics and will interact with geriatricians, geriatric psychiatrists, psychiatrists and allied health personnel in a multidisciplinary model. The curriculum combines a longitudinal and a rotational curricular model.

Locations:

• Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
• Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Didactic Sessions

Monthly Geriatric Educational Discussion Topics

The conference schedule will include a monthly Thursday afternoon educational discussion with core faculty about new advances in geriatric medicine. 

Geriatric medicine fellows will present and contribute during select academic half-days. Geriatric seminar topics are reviewed and updated yearly to fulfill Geriatric Medicine requirements. Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to the following:

• Dementia Care
• Dying and Death
• Prevention
• Ethics
• Community Care
• Stress/Distress and What to Do About It
• Care Transitions
• The Future
• Medications
• Teaching Geriatrics
• Approach to Care
• Clinician Care

Tuesday Didactic Topics

Monthly 3-hour core curriculum conference will be held Tuesday afternoons where faculty and guest lecturers will provide case-based and didactic presentations. Broad Topics Covered Include:

• Gerontology 101
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Physiology of Aging
  • Introduction to Medicare
• Geriatric Syndromes (Part 1)
  • Frailty, Mobility, and Falls
  • Incontinence and Urinary Issues
• Geriatric Syndromes (Part 2)
  • Hearing Loss
  • Vision Loss and Eye Concerns
  • Ulcers, Injuries, and Wound Care
• Outpatient Care of Older Adults (Part 1)
  • Common Conditions in the Older Adult
  • Exercise Prescription for Older Adults
  • Preventiive Screening Recommendations
  • Osteoporosis and Bone Health
• Outpatient Care of Older Adults (Part 2)
  • Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic Changes in Older Adults
  • Common Skin Conditions in Aging
  • Nutrition and Weight Loss
  • Chronic Pain Management
• Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being
  • Depression and Other Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Insomnia and Sleep Disturbances
• Hospitalized Older Adult
  • Delirium
  • Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
  • Syncope and Falls
  • Transitions of Care
• Neurocognitive Disorders (Part 1)
  • Dementia Disorders
  • Dementia Diagnosis
  • Management of Dementia
• Neurocognitive Disorders (Part 2)
  • Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
  • Caregiver Support
  • Ethical and Legal Considerations
• CNS Disorders
  • Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke
  • Parkinson's and Parkinson's Plus Syndromes
  • Dizziness and Vertigo
• End of Life Care
  • Advanced Care Planning
  • Hospice
  • Pain and Symptom Management

Available Educational Opportunities

• Medicine Grand rounds every Friday morning
• Teaching sessions for Family Medicine residents every three to four months
• Journal Club and Board Review occur monthly
• Research and clinical educator series