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Geriatrics
Education - Medical Students
Medical Students at Boston University Medical School receive classroom-based and clinical education in Geriatric Medicine through a variety of required and voluntary opportunities, including a required 4th year rotation and student interest groups. Students from other universities are invited to join us for unique research and learning opportunities.
The required Geriatrics rotation is designed to give fourth year medical students exposure first-hand to the needs of community-dwelling older adults. During this rotation, students will have the unique opportunity to go out on house calls with a physician or nurse preceptor. Additional experiences include going to community sites such as an adult day health center and nursing homes, making an independent home visit, and participating in standardized patient encounters. Students will attend daily lectures, write an evidence-based discussion of a patient management problem and participate in computer based case discussions.
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Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine
This weeklong conference funded by the National Institute of Aging provides medical students from across the United States, who are entering their 3rd or 4th year of medical school, an opportunity to gain exposure to academia and research in geriatric medicine. Activities of the Summer Institute include clinical and research seminars on key geriatrics/aging topics, site visits to research and clinical programs, and small group development of a research proposal.
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American Geriatrics Society Student Chapter /BUSM Student Interest Group in Geriatrics
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is the premier professional organization of health care providers dedicated to improving the health and well being of all older adults. Through panels, discussions, and residency advising, the BUSM Student Chapter seeks to educate all medical students about the clinical needs and health care concerns of older patients, to encourage and provide opportunities for medical student clinical and basic science research in geriatrics and to interest physicians-in-training in the field of geriatrics.
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Research Opportunities
Medical students can participate in aging research through Boston University and also through federally and privately funded research training programs.
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