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Geriatric Fellowship Competencies
The graduating Geriatrics Fellow, in the context of a specific older patient interaction (real or simulated), must be able to:
Content Domains:
- GF: Medication Management
- GF: Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health
- GF: Complex or Chronic Illness(es) in Older Adults
- GF: Palliative and End of Life Care
- GF: Hospital Patient Safety
- GF: Transitions of Care
- GF: Ambulatory Care
- GF: Gerontology
- GF: Functional Impairment and Rehabilitation
- GF: Geriatric Syndromes (GS)
- GF: Caring for the Elderly Patient (CEP)
Geriatric Fellowship Learning Objectives
Geriatric Fellowship Learning Objectives
The learning objectives contained in this toolkit are intended to provide a framework for geriatric fellowship program directors. The program directors can adapt these learning objectives for use with their specific programs. The program directors can develop overarching goals which are appropriate for their specific programs and rotations.
- NOTE: It is assumed that each geriatrics fellow will already be proficient in the competencies taught in internal medicine and family medicine residencies, and these will not be repeated here. Only competencies that are expected at a higher level upon completion of geriatric fellowship are included in this list.
Domains:
- Gerontology
- Diseases in the Elderly
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Geropharmacology
- Geriatric Syndromes
- Frailty
- Sensory loss
- Pain
- Delirium
- Sleep disorders
- Geriatric Syndromes II
- Incontinence
- Malnutrition
- Falls and Gait Disorders
- Consequences of immobility
- Dizziness/Lightheadedness
- Functional Assessment and Rehabilitation
- Caring for the Elderly Patient (general)
Virtual Patients in Geriatrics Education
Click the link below to view the Virtual Patients in Geriatrics Education
Geriatric Competencies - Medical Students
IM-FM Competencies Composite Review