Recruiting Fellows - HonorHealth
Job Description / Duties
GERIATRIC MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP
The ACGME accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at HonorHealth is designed to train family medicine and internal medicine physicians to become excellent geriatric clinicians, educators, and leaders in the community with an awareness of the societal need for geriatricians who practice high value, cost effective medicine. The community focus of our program is in keeping with HonorHealth’s vision to be the partner of choice as we transform healthcare for our communities. The HonorHealth Geriatric Medicine fellowship is a partnership program between HonorHealth and the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
Program curriculum
Fellows will spend one year of learning to become board-eligible in geriatric medicine. Fellows will develop a plan of self-learning to gain progressive autonomy and also, demonstrate the ability to teach and serve in a leadership role.
Monthly rotations
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Neurology
·
G60
Trauma Service
·
Wound
Care
·
Cardiology
·
Skilled
Nursing Facility Care
·
VA
Multidisciplinary Clinics including Geropsychiatry
·
Palliative
Care and Hospice Care
· Pain Management and Rehabilitation
Throughout the
Year
·
Nursing
Home Panel (Long Term Care)
·
Outpatient
Geriatrics Clinic Panel
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Pre-Clinic
Didactic Sessions, Clinical Conference, Morbidity and Mortality Review
·
Journal
Clubs, Case Presentations, Public Lectures
·
Quality
Improvement (QI) Project
Qualifications / Required Skills
Program start date
2020 negotiable start date
2021 please apply through ERAS/NRMP
Additional Information
Leadership
Program director, Jessica M Berdeja, MD is a geriatric medicine specialist and Medical Director of Geriatrics at HonorHealth. Dr. Berdeja's approach to healthcare is to establish a caring relationship with my patients so that I can educate them about their acute illnesses and chronic diseases in order to empower each individual.
Contact Information
CONTACT US FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
geriatricsfellowship@honorhealth.com
OR VISIT:
https://www.honorhealth.com/academic-affairs/geriatric-medicine-fellowship