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
•	Clinical Faculty Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Richard T. Williams, M.D. Discipline Chair, Geriatrics Department - Virginia Campus		Edward Warren, M.D. Discipline Chair, Geriatrics Department - Carolinas Campus

 

Welcome to Geriatrics!

he Mission of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is "to provide medical education and research that prepares globally minded, community-focused physicians and to improve the health of those most in need." Among the goals of the college include the education of students on their responsibilities to be professional, ethical, dutiful, compassionate, and knowledgeable and the emphasis of patient-centered care, collaborative approaches to care, and a sense of community responsibility throughout the curriculum to prepare the student for practicing in rural and underserved areas. Southwestern Virginia, particularly the Roanoke Valley and far Southwest Virginia, has a population that is older than the nation's average. Considering this demographic reality in light of the mission of the college, one can understand the prominence that Geriatric Medicine plays in the curriculum at VCOM.