{"id":32535,"date":"2024-08-08T08:21:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T12:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=32535"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:14:05","slug":"combined-medicine-and-geriatrics-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/internal-medicine-residency-program\/combined-medicine-and-geriatrics-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Combined Internal Medicine Residency and Geriatric Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UConn Internal Medicine \u2013 Geriatrics integrated residency and fellowship provides an innovative opportunity to train physician leaders in Geriatric Medicine by integrating some of the fellowship experiences across the Internal Medicine residency, achieving geriatric competencies in a four-year program.\u00a0 This enhanced geriatric training occurs during ambulatory care blocks in PGY1-PGY3 years, allowing more time in the fourth year for professional development. Trainees receive ongoing mentorship and career guidance from the Center on Aging faculty<\/a> with numerous \u00a0opportunities to participate in research and scholarship.<\/p>\n

The program description for residency training in Internal Medicine at UConn is outlined here<\/a>. The PGY4 rotations comprise 6 to 9 months of the trainees\u2019 time.\u00a0 The length of required rotations depends on the individualized learning plan created by the trainee and program director, reflecting career goals and competencies achieved to date.\u00a0\u00a0 The PGY4 continues to see patients monthly at the skilled nursing home and outpatients weekly in the office practice.<\/p>\n

The 4-year training program is outlined below. Please contact Dr. Rathier at rathier@uchc.edu<\/a> for further information on this exciting opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PGY1<\/td>\nPGY2<\/td>\nPGY3<\/td>\nPGY4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geriatrics<\/p>\n

2 weeks outpatient primary care and consultation<\/td>\n

Geriatrics<\/p>\n

2 weeks of inpatient consultation<\/td>\n

Geriatrics<\/p>\n

2 weeks outpatient primary care and consultation<\/td>\n

Hospice and Palliative Care<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Electives<\/p>\n

6 weeks \u2013<\/p>\n

2 weeks Palliative<\/td>\n

Electives<\/p>\n

4 weeks<\/td>\n

Electives<\/p>\n

4 weeks<\/td>\n

Geriatric Psychiatry<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Medical Ward<\/p>\n

20 weeks<\/td>\n

Medical Ward<\/p>\n

12 weeks<\/p>\n

Hospitalist \/ MOD<\/p>\n

4 weeks<\/td>\n

Medical Ward<\/p>\n

12 weeks<\/p>\n

MOD 4 weeks<\/p>\n

Night float 2 weeks<\/td>\n

Rehabilitation<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ICU<\/p>\n

8 weeks<\/td>\n

ICU 4 weeks<\/p>\n

CCU 4 weeks<\/td>\n

ICU<\/p>\n

8 weeks<\/td>\n

Subacute and Long-Term Care rotation<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ambulatory Block<\/p>\n

12 weeks<\/td>\n

Ambulatory<\/p>\n

14 weeks<\/td>\n

Ambulatory<\/p>\n

12 weeks<\/td>\n

Hospital Consultation<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nEmergency Medicine<\/p>\n

2 weeks<\/td>\n

Neurology<\/p>\n

2 weeks<\/td>\n

Home Based Primary Care<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Geriatric Outpatient Consultation<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\nAddiction Medicine<\/p>\n

2 weeks<\/td>\n

Academic Leadership Skills course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vacation 4 weeks<\/td>\nVacation 4 weeks<\/td>\nVacation 4 weeks<\/td>\nVacation 4 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Margaret<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Maggie Rathier, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Geriatrics Fellowship Director, UConn Health<\/p>\n

Dr. Rathier did her undergraduate studies in biochemistry at Trinity College. She completed her medical degree, her internal medicine residency, and her geriatrics fellowship at UConn Health. She has won multiple research awards and has been voted by Hartford Magazine as one of the best doctors in geriatrics for multiple years. Her clinical interests are in Alzheimer\u2019s disease and home care.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UConn Internal Medicine \u2013 Geriatrics integrated residency and fellowship provides an innovative opportunity to train physician leaders in Geriatric Medicine by integrating some of the fellowship experiences across the Internal Medicine residency, achieving geriatric competencies in a four-year program.\u00a0 This enhanced geriatric training occurs during ambulatory care blocks in PGY1-PGY3 years, allowing more time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":1983,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-01 01:34:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32535"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37445,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32535\/revisions\/37445"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}