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Carla Herman, MD, on home visit (photo by Barry Staver)

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

The UNM Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine recently received a $1 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to strengthen physicians' geriatrics training. The grant was one of ten awarded nationally by the foundation. The awards were limited to institutions that have already demonstrated success in geriatrics physician training.

The current awards represent the new phase of grantmaking under the Foundation's Aging and Quality of Life program. This new initiative was designed to support additional ways to fill the continued need to train physicians in the care of older patients and reward the hard work and accomplishments of successful grantees from the first two cohorts that have already completed their initial projects.

UNM Internal Medicine

Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine
MSC10-5550
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Phone: (505) 272-6082
Fax: (505) 272-7782

Clinics

  • Senior Health Center

Centers and Sections

Fellowship

The Geriatrics Division offers an accredited one-year Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine. Applications are accepted only through the "Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Applications must be submitted by Dec. 31, 2011, to be considered for our 2013 program.

Division cares for elderly in diverse settings

The GDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center is dedicated in providing excellent clinical care of the elderly in multiple settings including outpatient, inpatient, nursing home, home care and palliative care. Care is provided at the Senior Health Center and the New Mexico Veterans Health Care System. Our faculty serves as Medical Directors and primary care physicians in community nursing homes. The Division offers an accredited one-year Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine.

Center on Aging

The UNM Center on Aging and the UNM Division of Geriatrics have created an educational infrastructure that is penetrating all levels of medical education and it is using existing networks to provide geriatric education to physicians and practices statewide. Read More

Palliative Care

The Palliative Care section provides leadership in promoting the integration of palliative care knowledge, skills and attitudes into the UNM HSC educational community, and plays a leadership role in palliative care training for physicians practicing in rural New Mexico. Read More