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Fellowship Directory for Family Physicians

Geriatric Fellowship
UNM Health Sciences Center
Internal Med/Geriatrics
1 University of New Mexico
MSC 10 5550
Albuquerque, NM 87131

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Fellowship Director: Suzanne Pinon,MD
Phone Number: (505) 272-6082
Fax Number: (505) 272-3167
Email: spinon@salud.unm.edu

Fellowship Location: Urban, Rural

Type of Fellowship: Full-time

Year Started: 1990

Positions:

Offered: 4

Filled: 4

Length of Fellowship: 12 months

Annual Stipend: $42,661.00

Funding Sources: Federal Government, State Government

Other Benefits:	Liability Insurance:	Yes		Health Insurance:	Yes
	Life Insurance:	No		Disability Insurance:	Yes
	Housing Allowance:	No		Meals:	No
	Laundry:	No		Parking:	No
	Time off for Conferences:	Yes		Funds for Conferences:	Yes
	Sick Leave/Personal Time:	Yes

Fellowship Leads to a Graduate Degree: Yes Eligible/Geriatric Board Exam

Prerequisites for Acceptance:
Completion of an internal medicine or family practice residency, demonstrated interest in geriatrics.

Application Deadline: 02/28/08
Notification / Selection Date: 02/28/08

Comments:
This is a one-year clinical geriatric fellowship program with an additional year offered in research with Internal Medicine and Family Medicine faculty. The program provides training in outpatient geriatric clinics, subacute hospital care, nursing homes and home visit care. The fellowship includes rotations in rehabilitation medicine, hospice and geriatric subspecialty clinics. The University provides care for a culturally diverse population including Native American and Hispanic geriatric patients.