Program Overview
Education
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine offers a comprehensive education program in geriatric psychiatry.
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
The Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited training program for individuals who have successfully completed a four-year psychiatry residency program in the United States or Canada. The program is designed to produce specialists in the delivery of skilled and comprehensive psychiatric medical care of older adults suffering from psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Prerequisites
- The Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited training program for individuals who have successfully completed a four-year psychiatry residency program in the United States or Canada.
- At the current time, the complement for the fellowship is one position.
Application
- Applicants must complete a Northwestern University application.
- The application must include the following documents:
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement
- Photocopy of current state medical license
- Photocopies of original USMLE examination results, or equivalent
- Photocopy of ECFMG certificate, if applicable
- Medical school transcript and MSPE letter (sent directly from the medical school)
- Three letters of recommendation from individuals in your specialty (one from current or previous program director)
- Photocopies of visa/citizenship papers, if applicable
- Photocopy of NPI number
Curriculum
Geriatric residents participate in supervised, collaborative, interdisciplinary clinical and didactic experiences, which provide training in the following:
- Development of diagnostic and assessment skills
- Application of biopsychosocial concepts
- Experience and knowledge of illness, prevention strategies and a wide range of treatment modalities, including neuromodulation
- Treatment of a culturally diverse population of older adults with a wide range of psychopathology in a broad range of clinical settings
- Psychological and social aspects of gerontology, including normal aging and the pathology of primary psychiatric disturbances beginning in or continuing into older age
- Psychiatric impact of acute and chronic physical illnesses
- Recognition of and negotiation of legal and ethical issues
- Evidence-based clinical decision-making
- Educational leadership
Rotations
- Inpatient geropsychiatry at the Stone Institute of Psychiatry
- Outpatient geriatric psychiatry specialty clinic
- Diagnostic evaluations
- Pharmacological management
- Individual and family psychotherapy
- Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease
- Palliative care
- Consultation liaison at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
- Neuropsychology
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Continuity Care Clinic, inpatient consult liaison and outpatient at the Jesse Brown Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Geriatric Psychiatry Faculty
- Danielle Anderson, MD
- Amy Corcoran, MD
- Mehmet Dokucu, MD, PhD
- Morris Goldman, MD
- Veronika Hanko, MD
- Debra Reed, MD
- Lisa Rosenthal, MD
- Vanessa Stan, MD
Why Train With Us?
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine provides diverse clinical experiences and world-class education in the heart of the beautiful city of Chicago. The program offers a unique opportunity to train with a team of experienced faculty members and to gain hands-on experience in a variety of clinical settings.
Graduates of the 12-month, ACGME-accredited program in geriatric psychiatry satisfy all requirements of and are eligible to take the ABPN subspecialty certification examination. An optional second fellowship year is available for candidates seeking additional training as a physician-scientist.
Our program produces specialists in the delivery of skilled and comprehensive psychiatric medical care of older adults suffering from psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders. Our clinical programs emphasize expert diagnosis, early intervention, continuity of care, and access to new therapies and clinical research protocols.