Medical Students:
GERI 541: Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
This four-week rotation provides fourth-year medical students with a balanced overview of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine in the outpatient, inpatient, home care, and nursing home settings. A variety of instructional methods will be utilized, including clinical experiences and seminar sessions.
GERI 542: Visiting Elective Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
This four-week rotation provides visiting fourth-year medical students with a balanced overview of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine in the outpatient, inpatient, home care, and nursing home settings. A variety of instructional methods will be utilized, including clinical experiences and seminar sessions.
GERI 545: Research in Geriatrics
The educational objectives of this course are to develop and complete a research project in the field of epidemiology of aging and to learn basic principles of epidemiology and statistics.
Medical Student Training in Aging Research
The Department of Geriatric Medicine at JABSOM is a National Training Center for the MSTAR program and offers a summer research training program for medical students. Students have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and John A. Hartford Foundation. This is a national program and is very competitive, but several UH students have won this scholarship in previous years. You may get more information and a sample application form from the AFAR website . The application needs to be completed online.
Eligibility for the Scholarship:
- Applicants must have completed at least one year of medical school by start of award
- Applicants must be either citizens or permanent residents of the United States
For more information about Medical Student programs please contact:
Kamal Masaki, MD Email: km1@hawaii.rr.com
Misty Yee, MS Email: mistyy@hawaii.edu
Tel (808) 523-8461
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