Welcome to the Geriatric Medicine
Fellowship Program

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

The purpose of the Vanderbilt Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program is to produce leaders who provide the best possible care to their patients and make important contributions to the field of geriatrics, to healthcare, and to the communities in which they work. Since its inception in 2000, our interdisciplinary, multi-campus program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System has trained 24 fellows who hold successful careers in academic medicine, community leadership, private practice, and additional subspecialty areas including Hematology/Oncology, Cardiology, and Palliative Care. The program is affiliated with the Vanderbilt Center for Quality in Aging and the VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC).

We offer four training tracks:

ACGME-accredited 1-year Clinical Geriatric Medicine Fellowship (pre-requisite for below)
VA Special Fellowship in Advanced Geriatrics
VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program
Aging Research Fellowship

The Vanderbilt Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program has three positions for the 1-year year Clinical Geriatric Medicine Fellowship and is open to physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited residency program in either Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.

We are eager to personalize your learning for your unique career aspirations to further your growth as a leader in geriatric medicine. We welcome your inquiries!

We welcome your inquiries!

Maria (Mariu) Carlo Duggan, M.D., M.P.H.
Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

Medical Director, Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) Unit, 7 Round Wing
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
2525 West End Avenue, Suite 450
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-936-6539
Fax: 615-936-1269
Mariu.Duggan@VUMC.org