GERIATRICS
Overview
Our program benefits from the presence of a Geriatrics Fellowship at the same hospital and some of the most inspirational Geriatrics faculty. During residency we have a month-long Geriatrics rotation where you have the opportunity to meet many of our faculty and spend time doing Geriatrics Primary Care at Maple Knoll Village – a nursing home community just north of the hospital. This is the same site where we visit our continuity nursing home patients second and third year. You also will participate in appointments at the Geriatrics Evaluation Center on an interdisciplinary team with fellows, pharmacy and medical students.
Dr. Layota Smith, PGY-2, on her Geriatrics rotation with Geriatric Fellow (and graduate of our program) Dr. Julia Bedard- Thomas.
The geriatrics curriculum prepares residents to identify and manage the physical, psychological, and social health concerns of older adults. Residents collaborate with faculty who have expertise in heath services, home care, and nutritional services to gain a better understanding of the unique needs of the fastest growing population in the United States. In fact many recent graduates have continued training in this field by completing the University of Cincinnati Geriatrics Fellowship.
MAPLE KNOLL VILLAGE
Virtual resident nursing home teaching with John, a Maple Knoll Village resident and husband of a resident on the dementia unit.
Family medicine residents and students on their geriatric rotations attend “Resident Day” once a month. Family medicine residents care for two long-term care patients throughout their residency at Maple Knoll, a local nursing home, and receive education and training from geriatricians and geriatric fellows. During COVID, the program has adapted to remote learning and covering topics such as the Annual Medicare Wellness Visit, transitions of care and SNF care.
To learn more about our Geriatric Faculty, click here
HOME VISIT PROGRAM
Dr. Austin, one of our preceptors who still does home visits as part of his practice
In the context of a changing health care system our program is always on the forefront of trying new methods of health care delivery- even if that means reaching back into the history books. But this isn't your grandfather's house call and residents are armed with the technology and EMR to perform a complete 21st century clinical assessment in a patient's home. Starting during the intern year residents make home visits to geriatric and home-bound patients in the local community with the options to continue these throughout residency. Spearheaded by a recent graduate, Dr. Anna Goroncy, the home visit program further expands our ability to reach the most vulnerable patients in Cincinnati.