Guidelines for fellowship training in Geriatrics
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Suggestions for fellowship training in geriatrics is explored with emphasis on the skills an internist or a family physician would need to become formally trained as a clinical geriatrician. Core training encompasses one year of clinical training and satisfies training requirements for the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics Medicine.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1998
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Strengthening the fellowship training experience: findings from a National Survey of Fellowship trained geriatricians 1990-1998
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The skills relevant to the main four aspects of professional performance during the geriatrics fellowship training include the administration, management, clinical geriatrics, research and education. The career decision-making, fellowship training and current professional activities of fellowship trained geriatricians are examined.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
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The state of chronic pain education in geriatric medicine fellowship training programs: results of a national survey
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The survey which was conducted to study the geriatric medicine training programs is reported in detail. The national survey especially centered on chronic pain education.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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