Education - Fellowship

The fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo was established on July 1, 1980. The program is ACGME (The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) accredited and can lead to Certification of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine as approved by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Family Medicine.

The Fellowship is a one-year training program devoted primarily to clinical and didactic experiences to provide a sound knowledge base in geriatric medicine. The clinical experiences include longitudinal contact with the elderly persons in ambulatory, home, and nursing home settings and in a hospital based acute care and consultation service. In addition, there are rotations in neurology, geriatric psychiatry, rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine, and hospice care. Teaching of medical students and residents is also an important component of the fellowship. This includes teaching of physical diagnosis and supervision of residents on the geriatric unit.

Supporting the geriatric clinical training components is a series of educational activities, which provide both the fellows and faculty with several important learning opportunities. These activities include:

• monthly geriatric core topic seminars
• monthly clinical case/ethics conferences
• monthly clinical research conferences
• monthly journal clubs that focus on current literature relevant to clinical aspects of geriatrics and the biology of aging

Training is conducted at the Kaleida Health Sites, which include:

• Millard Fillmore Gates
• Buffalo General Hospita
• Deaconess Center

as well as at:

• The Buffalo VA Medical Center
• ECMC

The clinical services include:

• Acute Geriatric Services – Millard Fillmore Hospital
• Geriatric Outpatient Center – Millard Fillmore Gates
• Homecare; Post-acute rehabilitation – Millard Fillmore Gates
• Long-term care – Deaconess Skilled Nursing Center

The fellowship academic year runs from July 1 through June 30. Fellows may start late only if they are out of sync in their residency program. There are three positions available.

We generally start sending out application packets from August through November. We interview in December and January. We require three letters of recommendation.

The salary for a PGY-IV is $42,850, with 18 days vacation and 18 days sick leave. Vacation may not be taken during the last 2 weeks of the fellowship.

To obtain an application packet, contact Dr. Bruce Naughton at bnaughto@buffalo.edu, expressing your interest in geriatrics.