Division of Geriatrics

Research & Quality Improvement

Each fellow will develop a portfolio during the course of the fellowship year. The portfolio will contain all of the fellow’s formal presentations and projects completed during the year as well as all case write-ups and minor presentations. 

Each fellow is assigned to work with a faculty member on an ongoing quality improvement (QI) project within the division. Many of the fellowship QI/Research projects and case reports have resulted in abstracts and poster presentations at national meetings.

Portfolio Contents 

  • Core curriculum lecture and literature review
  • Geriatric case conference and literature review
  • Abstract for submission to American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and/or American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
  • Geriatric mortality case conference
  • QI Project
  • Journal club article and literature review (2)
  • Margaret Tietz Center case write ups (2)
  • Ethic case write ups (2)

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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