Geriatric Medicine Residency Program
WELCOME AND HIGHLIGHTS
Dear Doctor:
The Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (Allentown) Geriatric Medicine Residency Program was accredited on July 1, 2002 by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. The first fellow joined in August 2002 and the program was expanded to three fellows in 2005. Upon successful completion of the one year residency program, the fellow will become eligible for the Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics (CAQ) as recognized by the American Board of Family Practice and the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Some of the highlights of the Sacred Heart Hospital Geriatric Medicine Residency include:
- Only geriatric medicine residency located in the beautiful Lehigh Valley, which is 60 miles from Philadelphia and 85 miles from New York City
- Community-based, urban program affiliated with an unopposed Family Medicine Residency Program
- Dedicated faculty including internists, family physicians, physiatrist, neurologist, psychiatrist and Pharmacist (Doctorate)
- Faculty expertise in movement disorders, dementia, gero-psychiatry, and incontinence
- On-site Memory Disorder Clinic, Wound Care Center, Sleep Lab, Audiology Clinic, Speech Clinic, Older Adult Behavioral Medicine Unit, ACE Unit, Hospice / Palliative Care, and Geriatric Assessment Team
- Outpatient Geriatric Clinic
- Hospital satellite campus of Moss Rehabilitation Hospital
- State-of-the-art 42,000 square foot primary care Sigal Center for Family Medicine on hospital campus
- Comprehensive Home Care and Hospice Services
- Affiliations with nearby nursing home and assisted living facilities
- Weekly geriatric teaching conference and monthly journal club
Sacred Heart Hospital’s Geriatric Medicine Residency is an intimate learning experience in a supportive environment that provides one of the finest opportunities to learn geriatric medicine.
Sincerely,
Richard T. Martin, M.D.
Program Director
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