Welcome to the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General and Geriatric Medicine. We are proud of our long and rich tradition that has made us one of the leading Geriatric Medicine fellowships programs in this country.
The Landon Center on Aging trains geriatricians through our fully accredited Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine. After completing the fellowship, our physicians pursue geriatric medicine careers in either community or academic settings.
The fellowship provides the proficiency needed to pass the special competence examination in geriatric medicine. Such certification gives physicians recognition among their medical peers as expert primary care physicians and consultants in geriatric medicine.
The Landon Center on Aging seeks board-eligible or board-certified internists or family 
physicians for this one-year fellowship.
Meet the Program Director – Dr. Daniel Swagerty, Jr.
The Geriatric Fellowship at the University of Kansas Medical Center provides a longitudinal experience during fellowship rather than offering block rotations for most activities. Each fellow’s schedule consists of integrated activities simultaneously. Each fellow receives 2 days relieved of all patient responsibilities each week.
Geriatric Psychiatry – 24 weeks
Palliative Care – 4 weeks
Primary Care – 48 weeks
Rehabilitation – 48 weeks
Assessment Clinic – 48 weeks
Neurology – 24 weeks
Memory Disorders Clinic – 12 weeks
Urology – 12 weeks
Wound Care Clinic – 8 weeks
Specialty nursing care facility – 48 weeks
Primary long-term care facility – 48 weeks
Hospice – 8 weeks
Home Health –12 weeks
Core Conference - the primary aim of this conference is to ensure that the required educational content for an accredited geriatric fellowship program is covered in a cogent, concise and structured manner. The core curriculum conference uses the Geriatric Review Syllabus 6th Edition as the textbook for the course. This is a fellow-driven interactive course.
Clinical Case Conference - this is an opportunity for the fellows to operationalize the content material from the core curriculum.
Journal Club - this conference is to provide the fellows with an in-depth discussion of study design, research methods, and data analysis, emphasizing research methods and statistical analysis as well as a critique of the author’s conclusions. The Journal Club involves a discussion of two articles each month.
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Ethics - the case of an older patient is presented for whom ethical issues must be confronted in making treatment decisions. These cases involve dilemmas of health care that entail conflicting judgments about the right way to proceed. The purpose is to help participants toward an increased sensitivity to ethical issues and provide them with the analytical tools they can use to make better care and treatment decisions.
Geriatric Morbidity and Mortality - The goal is to provide fellows an opportunity to review challenging cases encountered in the in-patient geriatrics unit, outpatient clinic, the consult service or long-term care facility.
Geriatric Board Review - It is the expectation of the University of Kansas Medical Center Geriatric Fellowship Program that each fellow will take and pass the Geriatric Certifying Exam within one year of completion of the program. These monthly sessions are designed to assist the fellow in preparing for the exam.
The Theo and Alfred M. Landon Center on Aging opened on the campus of the University of
Kansas Medical Center in May 2001. This state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to older adults throughout Kansas and the region. The facility will develop and support model health care services, translate research into cutting-edge clinical geriatric care, and educate patients, families, health care professional students and practicing professionals on the newest principles of geriatric health. All fellows’ primary care clinics are held at the Center on Aging.
KU Hospital is a 500-bed tertiary care hospital that treats patients from Kansas and neighboring states. The 850,000 square foot hospital contains the most modern medical technology and innovative design features to ensure the best possible patient care. The hospital offers sophisticated support laboratories, a full range of diagnostic and treatment areas, clinical outpatient facilities, an emergency room, specially designed trauma, burn, neurosurgical and other intensive care units, and 30 fully equipped operating rooms. Specialized clinical programs include The Alzheimer’s Disease Center, The Palliative Care Consult Service, and outreach activities through telemedicine programs.
The Archie R. Dykes Library is among the finest health science libraries in the Midwest with a 
comprehensive information resource base of 150,000 books and journals. The library also has a computerized catalog with access to computer catalogs of other Kansas and Missouri academic libraries as well as scientific databases such as MEDLINE. A computer lab for curriculum support and a professional reference staff with in-depth knowledge of printed and computer-based biomedical information is available.
The Kansas City Veterans Affairs Administration Medical Center is a 350-bed metropolitan teaching hospital closely affiliated with KU Medical Center. Part of VA Heartland Network, the Kansas City VAMC provides acute medical surgical, neurological, psychiatric and rehabilitation medicine for the veterans of the Kansas City area. KCVA is a Center of Excellence and referral center for our Network and works closely with the Medical Centers in Leavenworth, Topeka, and Wichita, Kansas. The Kansas City VAMC is located on a 40 acre campus in eastern Kansas City. http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=65&dnum=ALL&map=1
In addition, fellows rotate to long-term care facilities, hospice facilities, a wound care clinic, psychiatric facilities and home care sites.
Kansas City Veterans Administration
4801 East Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64128-2226
Kansas City Presbyterian Manor
7850 Freeman, Kansas City, KS 66112-2133
Aberdeen Village
17500 West 119th St., Olathe, KS 66061
Kendallwood Hospice
2908 NW Vivion Rd.
Riverside, MO 54150
Home Health Care
Southview Home Care, 1701 S. 45th St., Kansas City, KS 66106
APPLYING FOR FELLOWSHIP
Applications for fellowship may be done through ERAS or fax the following information to Carmela Meyer, Program Manager at 913-588-1201.
For additional questions please contact:
Carmela Meyer, MBA
Program Manager
913-588-0850
cmeyer@kumc.edu
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