Advanced Training
About Advanced Training in Geriatric Medicine
Geriatric medicine is the branch of internal medicine dealing with the medical management and care of older people. Geriatric medicine has become a major branch of medicine, because of the demographic shifts leading to increasing numbers of older people, associated with an increased prevalence of chronic illness. The world population of older people has been growing at the rate of 2.8% per year. All medical practitioners are finding that an increasing proportion of their patients are older and look to geriatricians for expert advice and opinion.
In Australia, and world wide, there are increasing numbers of specialist positions in geriatric medicine. At present we have 52 advanced trainees in geriatric medicine and at the end of their training, jobs will be waiting for them!
Geriatric medicine is very satisfying and rewarding. It combines intellectual challenge, good medicine and team work. It brings together acute and chronic care as well as hospital and ambulatory medicine. Rehabilitation is also a major focus. Opportunities for research and teaching are considerable.
So if you are looking for a rewarding career with job satisfaction and opportunities for the future, geriatric medicine is your sub-specialty.
Further information about becoming a geriatrician can be obtained by downloading the brochure "Careers in Geriatric Medicine" below.
Careers in Geriatric medicine brochure
Professional Learning Portfolio
for Geriatric Medicine 2005
Required to read and/or print
PDF files
ANZSGM Poster Poster 2.2 apr07
The current requirements for advanced training in Geriatric Medicine can be obtained by clicking on this link to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians website:
http://www.racp.edu.au/training/adult2003/advanced/vocational
Training Positions
There are currently 40 sites in Australia where advanced training in geriatric medicine is carried out. Descriptions of the advanced training programs available at a number of these sites can be accessed by clicking on the map below.
News & Events for Trainees
Next training weekend
Autumn 2009
AT weekend travel expenses reimbursement claim form print a copy _____________________________________________________________________________
Reports from previous weekends
Report on October 2008 Training weekend and
Presentations given during the weekend can be viewed in the Members only section under the trainee tab.
Report on May 2008 AT weekend -
Presentations given during the weekend can be viewed in the Members only section under the trainee tab.
Report on October 2007 Canberra Trainee Weekend
Report on April 2006 Melbourne Trainee Weekend
Report on September 2005 Sydney Trainee Weekend
Report on April 2005 Melbourne Trainee Weekend
Report on September 2004 Sydney Trainee Weekend
Prizes & Scholarship Information for Trainees
2007 ANZSGM SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Scholarship Fund is designed to encourage overseas experience for advanced trainees in geriatric medicine who are members of the ANZSGM and to promote and foster in Australia, future excellence in clinical geriatrics and research.
An amount of $10,000 is available to assist trainees with any purpose which facilitates travel, relocation or employment expenses in an overseas site.
Priority will be given to trainees moving to research positions.
Applications are now closed
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