The Medical Center of Central Georgia

Family Medicine Residency

 
Director's Message

Welcome to the Medical Center of Central Georgia Geriatrics Fellowship webpage. I've been a faculty member in the Family Medicine Residency here for 20 years. In 2006 I was thrilled to become the founding director of the Geriatrics Fellowship Program. Our program is evidence-based, with strong emphases in Long-Term Care and Palliative Medicine. You will have ample time to read deeply from the geriatrics medical literature, as well as to provide comprehensive geriatrics assessment in a variety of settings, including the acute hospital, office, long-term care settings and patient's homes. Our faculty and facilities are fantastic. We have the only comprehensive Inpatient Palliative Care Service in the state of Georgia. You will learn the science and art of geriatrics medicine here. Come and learn how to coordinate medical care for frail older adults.

The fellowship program is open to all graduates of U.S. or Canadian Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency Programs, whether you are a new graduate or seasoned in practice. We strongly prefer to start all fellows on the 1st of July. All applications are handled through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We are looking for four wonderful candidates for each academic year.

Feel free to contact me at anytime. We look forward to your application and interview.

Richard J Ackermann, MD, CMD
Director, Division of Geriatrics & Geriatrics Fellowship Program
Director of Inpatient Geriatrics Rotations
Professor of Family Medicine, MUSM
CAQ in Geriatrics Medicine, Certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Phone: 478-633-5500
Email: ackermann.richard@navicenthealth.org