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Weekly Interprofessional Didactics:
Sessions cover a wide range of Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and Interprofessional topics applicable to all of our trainees. Interprofessional didactics are led by faculty and fellows in Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, Pharmacy, and Chaplaincy.
Weekly Geriatric Medicine Didactics:
Sessions cover topics specific to Geriatric Medicine, and allow Geriatric Medicine Fellows more interaction with each other and with faculty. Sessions are mapped to content tested on the Geriatric Medicine Board Exam to ensure adequate preparation for the boards.
Weekly Palliative Medicine Didactics:
Sessions cover topics specific to Hospice and Palliative Medicine, allowing for more focused educational time in the discipline and interaction with each other and faculty. Sessions are mapped to content tested on the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Board Exam to ensure adequate preparation for the boards.
Ethics:
Fellows receive faculty mentorship to lead ethics discussions and mock ethics meetings on cases of their choosing throughout the year. Communication and effective teaching skills are honed in the sessions. These skills are translatable to future practice including family meetings; sitting on ethics committees; and communications with patients, families, the community, colleagues, and hospital leadership.
Self Care Rounds:
All fellows will lead a session on self-care in which the fellow will present on a predetermined self-care topic and arrange a wellness activity for the group to do. Fellow-led self-care sessions are informative and increase fellow bonding.
Journal Club:
Journal club is held monthly, and each fellow will present once during the course of the year. Fellows will choose an article to review and discuss with fellows and faculty. The purpose of the monthly Journal Club series is to:
- Learn the principles of evidence based medicine
- Systematically evaluate medical literature
- Discuss current articles with colleagues in an effort to keep up to date
- Determine if new literature will impact clinical practice
Fellows Most Difficult Case Conference:
This national case conference, hosted by the University of Wisconsin, includes multiple Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Programs around the country. Fellows have the opportunity to present difficult cases, discuss them with fellows from different programs, and receive teaching pearls from Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Psychiatry Faculty from other institutions.
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds:
This monthly series host speakers that include nationally recognized Geriatric and Palliative experts from across the country as well as our own nationally recognized faculty. It was the first regularly recurring series that the UT Health San Antonio CME office offered both CME/MOC credit and attendees can receive MOC credits if they are ABIM, ABP, or ABA certified.
Barshop Seminars:
Hosted by the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, this weekly research-based lecture series frequently features nationally renowned geriatricians and aging experts. Fellows are encouraged to attend this series when clinical schedules allow.