Geriatrics Fellowship | Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Medicine | Department of Internal Medicine | UC Davis Health

Welcome to the UC Davis Geriatrics Fellowship Program in Sacramento, CA.  Our innovative fellowship is designed to prepare fellows for excellence in clinical care, teaching, scholarship, research, quality improvement, and health care administration.  Our goal is to train fellows to be our future leaders in the field of geriatrics.

The fellowship takes place at different sites and settings to gain a multitude of skills in different care settings. Rotational sites integrate essential concepts across core competencies to develop well-rounded geriatricians. Settings include:

• UC Davis Health, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (Healthy Aging Clinic and UC Davis Medical Center)
• Sacramento VA Medical Center (Acute Care for Elders inpatient consult service, GeriPACT geriatric primary care clinic, multidisciplinary outpatient Geriatrics Consult and Memory Clinics, Home-Based Primary Care, Home Care Coordination, and Hospice and Palliative Care)
• Mercy Medical Group, Dignity Health (outpatient geriatrics and skilled nursing care)
• Martinez VA Medical Center (Community Living Center/Center for Rehabilitation and Extended Care, Hospice and Palliative Care)

About Us

Mission

To train expert geriatric medicine specialists who will develop and deliver expert and innovative person-centered care that helps older adults safely navigate and transition through health care systems, maintain independence and dignity, and experience improved quality of life and well-being.

Aims

• To train clinically outstanding, curious, and compassionate geriatricians who understand the key principles of geriatric medicine and the health care system and are able to achieve a high level of quality of care and patient safety.
• To produce committed leaders who will innovate and provide excellence in clinical care, education, systems design, quality improvement, scholarship, research, and health care administration within geriatric medicine and in the care delivered to older adults.
• To prepare geriatric medicine fellows for a successful career by balancing life, work, resiliency, and wellness.