Statewide Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Description:
This one or two year full-time fellowship program was established in 1985 with the goal of facilitating the recruitment and retention of high caliber geriatric psychiatrists to non-cosmopolitan areas of NY State. The program’s primary training site is located at Greater Binghamton Health Center in upstate New York with monthly rotations at New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center. The fellowship is accredited by ACGME and leads to eligibility for Added Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry. The first year of training is focused on the practice of geriatric psychiatry as related to the transition of the public mental health system from a concentration on inpatients in state hospitals to integrated hospital and community mental health sites of service. Fellows are appointed to a second year (optional) to conduct research on topics related to chronically mentally ill elders in medically under-served populations.
The outstanding feature of the program is its innovative and unique combination of educational and clinical experiences in a variety of federally-designated medically underserved areas. The program involves outreach and collaboration originating from its academic base at the Stroud Center for Study of Quality of Life, an inter- and intra-university center within the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, to medically underserved areas served by Greater Binghamton Health Center. This outreach is facilitated by an internationally renowned faculty of academic psychiatrists, psychologists and research scientists. Core faculty members from Columbia provide weekly full-day didactic instruction at Greater Binghamton Health Center
Core Faculty:
Drs. D. Peter Birkett and John Toner (Co-Directors)
Dr. Barnett Meyers
Dr. Mark Nathanson
Eligibility:
Completion of accredited psychiatric residency training program
New York State medical licensure
To be considered for Fellowship beginning July 1, all application materials must be submitted by December 31.
Applicants for the Fellowship should submit a CV and personal statement, and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to Dr. John Toner.
Contact :
Co-Director: John A. Toner, EdD, PhD
Columbia University Stroud Center
100 Haven Ave., Tower 3-30F,
NY, NY 10032
212-781-0600, Ext. *827
Email: jat4@columbia.edu
Training Program Coordinator: Mr. Kenneth Singleton
212-781-0600, Ext. *812
Email: ks2825@columbia.edu
