Welcome to the Medical College of Georgia (non-ACGME) Healthy Aging Fellowship.
We offer a one-year interdisciplinary clinical and research training program at the PGY-1 level focusing on gerontology. The skills learned during the fellowship will enhance the applicant’s skills and prepare them to advance to the next stage of their career.
OUR MISSION:
To train medical doctors to deliver high quality medical care to the rapidly aging population of Georgia.
APPLICANTS:
This program accepts one applicant per year. We are currently accepting applicants for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Physicians who have completed medical school and have successfully completed USMLE step 1 & 2.
Applicants must be a US Citizen, possess a valid US Permanent Resident Card or eligible for J-1 sponsorship by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). All international graduates must also hold a currently valid certificate from the ECFMG.
To apply, please submit your CV, USMLE Transcript, MSPE, ECFMG Certificate (if applicable), 3 letters of recommendation to healthyagingfellowship@augusta.edu.
FELLOWSHIP ROTATIONS:
Longitudinal one-year outpatient clinic rotations:
Optional one-month electives include:
CONFERENCES:
Outpatient clinical teaching rotations are supplemented by a weekly lecture core curriculum.
The curriculum is made-up of didactic lectures on geriatrics, pharmacology, palliative care, endocrinology, neurology and psychiatry for the elderly. Fellows present monthly on topics of interest to them, as well as quarterly journal clubs.
Other activities that the fellows are involved in include:
RESEARCH TRAINING:
Fellows are encouraged to develop analytical skills and produce a scholarly project or manuscript in collaboration with faculty
PREVIOUS AND CURRENT FELLOWS:
Eduardo Mora, MD
