Curriculum

Clinical Rotations

Our one-year curriculum gives the fellows the opportunity to rotate on multiple services at Stanford Hospital and the Palo Alto VA Health Care System. Many of the current rotations (subject to change) include:

• Geriatric Inpatient Psychiatry
• Geriatric Outpatient Psychiatry
• Geriatric Psychiatry Rehabilitation Unit (GPRU)
• Extended Care/Nursing Home
• Geriatric Medicine
• Research
• Geriatric Consult Liaison

Fellows participate in dedicated case conferences and didactics, in addition to being integral parts of the varied multidisciplinary patient care teams.

Didactics

Fellows attend Grand Rounds and formal didactic instruction weekly when they are excused from clinical duties. The didactic and clinical curricula provide fellows with a thorough and well-balanced presentation of the fundamentals and theories of geriatric psychiatry topics, clinical decision-making, and therapeutic modalities, as well as ethical, cultural, legal and systems-based understanding of mental health issues. Some typical topics (subject to change) include:

• Patient Safety/Quality Improvement (QI)
• Neurology/Neuroradiology
• GPRU case conferences
• Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry
• Outpatient Psychiatry

Research Training

Fellows will be given the opportunity to participate in any number of new and ongoing clinical research studies. They are encouraged to develop their own pilot project and to present data at national meetings.

Sample Rotation Schedule

Fellowship Training Program Application Process

We are accepting applications for the July 2018 start date.

Program Eligibility Criteria:

1. Before entry into the program, applicants must complete or have completed an ACGME accredited psychiatry residency program that qualifies them to sit for the ABPN Psychiatry Board.
2. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, or possess the appropriate documentation to allow them to legally train at the Stanford University Medical Center according to School of Medicine Department of Graduate Medical Education policy.
3. Applications for training in the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program must include:
   • Completed application form 
     
   • Copy of medical school diploma and/or transcripts
   • Documentation of post-graduate medical education completed elsewhere
   • Copies of state medical license(s), DEA certificate, board certifications, when applicable
   • Documentation of ECFMG certification, when applicable
   • Documentation of VISA status, for international applicants
   • Curriculum Vitae
   • Personal Statement
   • Three professional letters of recommendation, one must be from the psychiatry training director documenting that the applicant meets the eligibility criterion (#1 above); and at least one from a Geriatric Psychiatry supervisor.
   • Documentation of successful passing scores on USMLE parts 1, 2, and 3.
4. Applicants must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of California. Graduates of foreign medical schools should contact the Medical Board of California to ensure the requirements to obtain a license and practice medicine in this state have been met. You must obtain an 'Evaluation Status Letter' from the Medical Board of California, stating that your credentials are adequate to practice in this state and submit this letter with your application so your file may be reviewed.

Fellowship has been such a great experience! Here at Stanford, the services are not fellow dependent and therefore solely for the purpose of your education. I have had an opportunity to work with a variety of patient populations and faculty are supportive and accessible at all times. I've learned so much and have had fun while doing so! Looking back, I would certainly choose this program again.