Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

The goal of the program is to deliver unequaled learning opportunities in geriatric medicine so that our graduates will succeed anywhere in the world as highly competent and compassionate geriatricians.

Honoring Carilion Clinic’s mission—“Improving the health of the communities we serve”—as well as our values:

• Collaboration – Working together with purpose to achieve shared goals.
• Courage – Doing what's right for our patients. 
• Commitment – Unwavering in our quest for exceptional quality and service.
• Compassion – Being empathetic and humanistic in our care.
• Curiosity – Fostering creativity and innovation in our pursuit of excellence.

Our program aims include:

1. Produce board-certified graduates who are competent geriatricians and who can practice independently in an academic or a private practice setting.
2. Model interprofessionalism by working within health care teams.
3. Provide clinical care and outreach to the community through a wide variety of clinical settings and educational opportunities.
4. Provide opportunities for quality projects and research based on the goals of each individual fellow.

Specialties

• Geriatric Medicine

Program Size

• 2 fellows per year

Population Served

• The aging population of southwest Virginia

Teaching Opportunities

• Educational opportunities for Internal Medicine residents, Family Medicine residents, and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) Medical Students

Volunteer Opportunities

• Alzheimer’s Association
• Local Agency on Aging
• Various Local Nonprofits

Locations

• Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
• Salem Veteran Affairs Medical Center
• Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (Innovage)
• Regional Long-Term Care Facilities

Board Pass Rate

• 100%

Academic Affiliation

• Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

We actively pursue efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in order to address existing and long-standing inequities in our healthcare system, which have disproportionately impacted minoritized groups in the communities we serve. We believe that high-quality patient care cannot be delivered until we have a diverse and representative physician workforce.  As such, we support enhancing inclusive excellence in order to best care for our patients and to enrich the lives of those in our community. 

Virginia Tech acknowledges that we live and work on the Tutelo / Monacan People’s homeland, and we recognize their continued relationships with their lands and waterways. We further acknowledge that the Morrill Land-Grant College Act (1862) enabled the commonwealth of Virginia to finance and found Virginia Tech through the forced removal of Native Nations from their lands in western territories. We understand that honoring Native Peoples without explicit material commitments falls short of our institutional responsibilities. Through sustained, transparent, and meaningful engagement with the Tutelo / Monacan Peoples, and other Native Nations, we commit to changing the trajectory of Virginia Tech's history by increasing Indigenous student, staff, and faculty recruitment and retention, diversifying course offerings, and meeting the growing needs of all Virginia tribes and supporting their sovereignty.

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