The Geriatric Fellowship is administered by the University of Florida and the Gainesville VA Medical Center. Each year four geriatric fellows are accepted. The program is directed by Candace Worsham, MD. The program provides flexibility to meet the needs and goals of individual fellows and can be modified to develop areas of expertise and interest. The optional second and third years are devoted to research, education, and, or administration.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
- Applicants are selected through the NRMP match system.
- Physician candidates must have completed training in either Internal Medicine or Family Practice.
- Interviews are required. Candidates should contact us at the earliest possible date.
- Application must be accompanied by three reference letters.
- Fellows are selected on the basis of past performance, interest in geriatrics, and interest in an academic career.
Application Checklist
Please submit the following via ERAS:
- Common Application Form
- Personal Goals Statement
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- USMLE Transcripts
- ECFMG Status Report (Foreign Medical Graduates Only)
- Wallet-sized Color Photo
Interview Process
- All interviews will be performed virtually, including internal and local candidates. Our system of evaluation relies on the candidate’s application and the virtual interview.
- We may ask candidates to judge our program on how we compare to other programs with regards to our website, information provided to candidates, and virtual interview interactions.
In-Person Visit Information
We do not require any candidate to make an in-person visit. If an in-person visit is explicitly requested by a candidate, it will be an informational visit only (e.g., a tour of facilities) rather than a recruitment visit. No attempt should be made to personally influence a candidate’s rank order list during these informational visits.
- In-person visits may include very brief greetings with program personnel (e.g.. program coordinator ) and a tour of clinics and hospitals.
- In-person visits will not include formal interviews; one-on-one meetings with program faculty, program director, associate program director, fellows; or meals with fellows and/or faculty.
- An in-person visit will not improve a candidate’s position on a rank order list, and the absence of an in-person visit will not harm a candidate’s position on a rank order list. Our program will not keep track of applicant in-person visits.
- Visit-related costs (travel, hotel, meals) will not be covered by the program.