Division of Geriatrics

Education

Geriatrics Fellowship
A comprehensive one-year training program to prepare trainees for careers as clinician-educators and for clinical practice in the ambulatory, home, or acute care setting.

Geriatrics Residency Training
Required residency rotation with clinical experience in inpatient, ambulatory, home visiting and long-term care.

Geriatrics Education for General Surgery Residents (GSR)
A curriculum designed to enhance medical knowledge and clinical skills in geriatrics for general surgery residents.

Medical Student Education
Geriatrics clerkship, aging mentorship program, student chapter of the American Geriatrics Society, introduction to geriatrics clinical medicine courses, student research in geriatrics, and a continuity experience with a community-dwelling older adult.

GeriEd Program
An educational training program that improves physicians’ skills and knowledge of geriatric medicine and develops, enhances, and stimulates medical school geriatrics curriculum.

Clinical Conferences, Rounds and Seminars
Topics, schedules, locations, and descriptions of Einstein geriatrics clinical conferences, geriatrics rounds, and geriatrics seminars.

Faculty Development
Annual half-day faculty development course offered to community geriatricians.

Spotlight

Study on Genetics of Frailty Aims to Keep Seniors Sprightly
Drs. Joe Verghese and Nir Barzilai have teamed up with Drs. Gil Atzmon and Roee Holtzer to identify interventions to keep us strong and agile into old age.

 

Longevity
Dr. Joe Verghese's research was featured in a National Geographic cover story on the potential genetic roots of longevity.


Bogaisky's Readmission Study Receives AAMC Honorable Mention
Research conducted by Dr. Michael Bogaisky initiated a unique collaboration to identify and resolve the issues leading to high hospital readmission among the skilled nursing facility patient population.

 

Contact Us

Division of Geriatrics
111 East 210 Street
Bronx, NY 10467

718-920-6722
Fax: 718-655-9672

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