Our fellowship includes 16 months of clinical training and eight months dedicated to scholarly activity.  For the clinical training portion, our fellows gain experience with New York City’s exceptionally diverse patient population in inpatient, outpatient, home-based, and long-term care environments. Our rotations include:

• Geriatrics Consult Service
• Palliative Care Consult Service
• Wiener Family Palliative Care Unit
• Mobile Acute Care for the Elderly
• Geriatrics Co-Management Hospital Service
• Geriatrics Co-Management Trauma at Mount Sinai Morningside
• Supportive Oncology
• Geriatric Psychiatry
• Continuity Care Service
• Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program
• Barbara and Maurice Dean Center for Behavioral and Cognitive Health
• James J. Peters VA Medical Center
• The New Jewish Home
• Home Hospice

During the eight months of dedicated scholarly work, our fellows engage in research projects, quality improvement initiatives, educational activities, and electives. Popular elective options include radiation oncology, integrative medicine, interventional pain management, and supportive cardiology. All fellows complete a research project, with many presenting at local and national conferences, including those of the Institute of Medical Education and GME Consortium Research Day at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the American Geriatrics Society, and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Our fellows are also encouraged to publish their work in peer-reviewed journals and participate in leadership training courses.

Our academic curriculum also features career development workshops, peer learning sessions, journal club, ambulatory case conferences, sessions on research techniques, and pedagogy on curriculum development. Further opportunities include monthly interdisciplinary discussions of clinical questions raised by outpatient encounters and engagement in GeriTalk, an evidence-based training program designed to enhance physician communication with older adults.

The Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital is open to physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited residency program in internal medicine or family medicine. We accept up to five fellows each year through the National Resident Matching Program.

Applications are accepted beginning in July, with interviews taking place in September and October. Those interested must submit an application and all supporting documents through the Electronic Residency Application Service. Final selections are made through the National Resident Matching Program process.