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Geriatric Family Medicine
Fellowship
Overview
of Training: The
Geriatric Family Medicine
Fellowship program is designed
for those who have completed
training in family medicine.
The fellowship program curriculum
is comprised of clinical,
education, and teaching/administrative
components, with the concentration
in each component adjusted
based on the program option
selected. Opportunities
for integrated learning
and the multidisciplinary
team approach to care in
a broad-based learning environment
prepare all fellows for
careers in academic and
clinical geriatrics. The
core geriatric fellowship
curriculum serves as the
basis for both one and two
year training options, although
the two year training option
is more research-focused
and geared toward academic
geriatric medicine.
Accreditation.
Eligibility.
Opportunities
and Application .Salary
and Benefits
Accreditation
The UMDNJ-School
of Osteopathic Medicine-OPTI
Geriatric Medicine
Fellowship Program is accredited
by the Committee on Postdoctoral
Training of the American
Osteopathic Association
and fulfills the fellowship
requirements of all specialty
boards of certification
(CAQ) in geriatrics. Fellows
receive a certificate of
academic achievement in
geriatrics as recognition
for completing the fellowship
program.
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Eligibility
Qualified candidates must
have graduated from an AOA-accredited
college of osteopathic medicine
and completed an
AOA-approved family medicine
residency program or
an ACGME approved family
medicine program for which
AOA approval has been granted.
Selection is based on interest
in geriatrics, past performance
and desire for an academic
career or a career in clinical
geriatrics. Minority candidates
are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must obtain a
New Jersey medical license.
Opportunities
Designed for family practitioners
who are interested in a
career in academic geriatric
medicine, the two-year fellowship
program offers in-depth
clinical training in geriatric
medicine. Specialty rotations
are provided in Rheumatology,
Geriatric Neurology, Geriatric
Psychiatry, Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation, Subacute
Care and Hospice. A strong
research component with
protected time for research
is provided during the first
and second years. Fellows
work directly with a faculty
mentor and a research consultant
to identify an area of interest
and complete an independent
research project. Fellows
are expected to complete
a paper of publishable quality
based on their completed
research project. The teaching/administration
component, in addition to
the research project, distinguishes
the two-year from the one-year
fellowship option.
A one year fellowship option
is offered for those who
are seeking a career in
clinical geriatric family
medicine. Designed to prepare
physicians as experts in
primary care and consultation
in geriatrics, an added
aspect of the program is
the teaching experience
and scholarly expertise
provided in the fellowship
program milieu. Clinical
experiences in ambulatory,
acute, subacute and long
term care settings are planned
in block schedules with
longitudinal experiences
provided throughout the
continuum of care. All fellows
in the one year program
are required to complete
a scholarly research paper.
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Salary
and Benefits
Salaries
effective from September
1, 2007 until August 31,
2008:
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Post
Grad Year |
Salary |
PGY3 |
$54,267 |
PGY4 |
$57,436 |
PGY5 |
$58,962 |
PGY6 |
$60,476 |
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