GERIATRICS

For Students Geriatric Clerkship Requirements (3rd Year)
•	Geriatric Syllabus
•	Required Booklist
•	Evaluation Forms; Clinical encounter log, procedure logs
•	Comprehensive H&PE
Geriatric Rotation Sites & Faculty
•	Meet the Geriatric Faculty
•	Geriatric Site-Specific Instructions
Geriatrics Fellowship and Career Information
•	Geriatrics Fellowships & Careers
•	Geriatric Web Links and Resources
For Faculty
•	Faculty Development and CME Program
•	Useful Faculty Development Links (go to Quick Links)
•	Clinical Faculty Application
•	Preceptor Evaluation of Students

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Year Required Booklist

Required Textbooks

• Kane: Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics 6e.  (Available in electronic format on the VCOM Library)
  
• Nelson, Kenneth   Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine
  

The specific reading assignments in these textbooks have been designed to correspond to the core clinical topics for the rotation and can be found in the syllabus under the “Clinical Modules – Required Curriculum.”

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