Pre-requisite: PGY-2 and above: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatric Fellows
Duration for Elective: 2 or 4 weeks
Rotation Director: Amy Madden, MD
Educational Objective
To provide the GME learner with clinical experience in care of older adults in a primary care setting, with a particular focus on the diagnosis and management of cognitive impairment
Experiences and Procedures
- Clinical experience working with patients and families affected by common geriatric syndromes (polypharmacy, advanced comorbid illness, falls/frailty, cognitive impairment, etc), as well as experience in promoting wellness in older adults
- Build familiarity with bedside tools used in assessment of common geriatric syndromes
- 1:1 education with primary care geriatrician in didactic format once weekly
- Perform focused consultation for cognitive impairment/evaluation of dementia
Job Openings
HealthReach has many rural physician opportunities. For more information on openings, please contact physician recruiter Brenda Bowden at brenda.bowden@healthreach.org.
Housing
HealthReach Community Health Centers does not offer learner housing. Interested residents may seek reimbursement for housing expenses through the MERGE Collaborative. See the MERGE Housing Reimbursement Policy for more information.
