Residents
The faculty in the Division of Geriatrics is committed to educating the next generation of physicians to care for the growing number of older adults. Our aim is to produce physicians competent in caring for older adults and physician-leaders with the capacity to redesign health care to address the needs of older adults.
Our Goal
Using the Internal Medicine/Family Medicine Core Competencies in Geriatrics as a framework, we have created geriatrics training via didactics, elective outpatient and inpatient experiences, and longitudinal outpatient electives. Our goal is to graduate physicians who are well prepared to care for our aging population. Within resident education, our current Division priority is to focus on Internal Medicine residents, specifically primary care residents as these are the physicians who are most likely to be the primary physician for the aging population. We are constantly striving to strengthen our educational efforts and hope to expand to other resident groups.
Resident Rotations
- UCSF Resident Geriatrics Elective - This elective provides UCSF Internal Medicine residents with clinical experience in Geriatrics through the Inpatient Geriatrics Consult, Housecalls, Outpatient Geriatrics Consult, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) services. Residents gain experience evaluating and managing common geriatric syndromes, including delirium, dementia, falls, frailty, functional decline, and hospital-associated disability, while developing skills in the comprehensive care of older adults across inpatient, outpatient, and home-based settings.
- Visiting Residents Geriatrics Elective - The UCSF Division of Geriatrics welcomes elective rotation requests from residents currently enrolled in training programs outside of UCSF. Residents interested in completing a Geriatrics elective at UCSF can visit the Visiting Residents Geriatrics Elective website for information about the elective and instructions for submitting a rotation request.
Didactics
- Resident Half Day in Geriatrics
- Geriatrics Noon Conferences for UCSF Residents
- Primary Care residency didactics on caring for complex older adults
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