Clinical Settings
- Stony Brook University Hospital
- Stony Brook Primary Care Centers (PCMH Level 3 NCQA recognized)
- Long Island State Veterans Home
- Department of Veteran Administration Medical Center at Northport Hospital and Nursing Homes (Northport VAMC)
- Gurwin Jewish Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center
- Jefferson Ferry
- Atria Assisted Living
- Good Shepherd Hospice
Curriculum
The Stony Brook Geriatric Medicine Fellowship includes clinical block rotations in inpatient and outpatient geriatric care, consultation/surgical co-management unit, sub-acute rehabilitation/long term care, geriatric psychiatry, hospice and palliative medicine, neurology and rehabilitation medicine.
In addition, our Fellows follow patients longitudinally at the Stony Brook Primary Care Center’s Geriatric Medicine clinic, at the Long Island State Veteran’s Home, the Northport VA Medical Center, and through the Stony Brook Home Care program.
Our program dedicates Wednesdays to academics. On Wednesdays, we host weekly Geriatrics Clinical Conferences, Medicine Grand Rounds, monthly Journal Club, Board Reviews, and other conferences specific to the site of their clinical rotations which all of our fellows attend. Fellows are also given time on our “Academic Wednesdays” to work on the scholarly or quality improvement project they take on during the year.
Fellows are also an integral part of our teaching program for medical students and house staff here at Stony Brook, particularly in Geriatrics.
The Geriatric Fellowship’s comprehensive curriculum covers geriatric syndromes, systems of health care for the elderly, aging principles, nursing home regulations, ethics, and assessment tools.
The first year of fellowship requirements and rotations satisfy ACGME guidelines.
The option of a second year may be used to further expand areas of interest including research in geriatrics, teaching projects or curriculum design, palliative care or to further the Nursing Home longitudinal experience. The format is flexible, allowing for our fellows to pursue academic, teaching and personal career growth. The second year must be approved by the Department of Medicine and Graduate Medical Schoo
Rotation Schedules
| Rotation | Duration | Site |
| Acute Inpatient Hospital | 4 weeks | SBUH |
| Acute Inpatient Hospital | 2 weeks | VAMC |
| Medicine / Geriatric Consult Service | 4 weeks | SBUH |
| Neurology | 4 weeks | SBUH |
| Inpatient Psychiatry | 4 weeks | SBUH |
| Outpatient Psychiatry | 4 weeks | SBUH |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 4 weeks | SBUH / VAMC |
| VA Nursing Home/HBPC | 6 weeks | VAMC |
| Palliative Medicine | 4 weeks | Good Shepherd Hospice |
| Inpatient Palliative Medicine | 4 weeks | SBUH |
| Gurwin Jewish Nursing Home | 4 weeks | Gurwin |
| * Electives | 4 weeks | SBUH / VAMC / Gurwin |
* Elective time may be used for clinical or bench research, subspecialty outpatient clinics, or Quality Assurance projects.
Longitudinal Experiences
The fellow will spend one full or two half day sessions weekly at the Stony Brook Primary Care Center in Tech Park and/or Northport VAMC outpatient geriatric clinic.
Nursing Home: The fellow will be assigned to be the Primary Care Physician for a panel of patients at the LISVH or Northport VAMC. They will spend one half day weekly or one day biweekly at the assigned institution.
Home Care Visits: The fellows will make Home Care visits throughout the year visiting a patient in a range of settings that include the individual home, independent living facilities, and an assisted living facilities.
