GERIATRIC MEDICINE (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine): A residency training program that prepares individuals to manage the health care of elderly patients with a variety of medical problems on an in-patient and out-patient basis.Includes instruction in the physiology of aging; geriatric pathophysiology; atypical presentation of illness; functional assessment; cognitive and affective assessment; and concepts of patient treatment and management in different settings. (See also 60.0222)