Education

The UCLA Division of Geriatrics is a national leader in education and training in gerontology and geriatric medicine. We work with multiple disciplines at UCLA including neurology, geriatric psychiatry, preventive medicine, nursing, dentistry, social welfare, public health, business administration, public policy, and neuropsychology to provide state-of-the-art education at all levels: undergraduates,  graduate students, medical students, residents, fellows, practicing physicians, faculty and our community. We work to create an education environment that will allow students, trainees, and colleagues to learn in a multitude of ways and venues.

We invite you to browse these pages to get to know our educational leaders and our Division's educational activities and programs.

• Undergraduates
• Medical Students
  • Medical Student Training in Aging Research MSTAR
  • Geriatric Medicine Interest Group GMIG
  • Clerkships
    • Internal Medicine core clerkship rotation in Inpatient Geriatrics
    • Clinical electives in Geriatric Medicine that are available to fourth-year UCLA and Visiting Medical Students. 

Graduate/Post-Graduate

• Rotations in Inpatient Geriatrics for Internal Medicine residents
• Masters and PhD programs

Fellowships

• Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
• Combined Geriatric Medicine – Palliative Medicine Fellowship
• Combined Geriatric Medicine – Oncology Fellowship
• Advanced Research Fellowships

Practicing Physicians

• Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review