The MaineHealth Maine Medical Center (MHMMC) integrated Internal Medicine Geriatrics Residency and Fellowship (IM-Ger) is an innovative, four-year (48 month) ACGME-approved program. It is sponsored by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the Association of Directors of Geriatric Programs (ADGAP) as part of their Advancing Innovation in Residency Education (AIRE) program with the ACGME.
Launched in 2021, the MHMMC combined IM-Ger program is one of the first of its kind in the country. Based at the largest medical center in a state with one of the oldest populations in America, the MHMMC IM-Ger program provides robust clinical training for residents interested in internal medicine (IM) and geriatric medicine (GM). This program integrates geriatric medicine experiences throughout all 3 years of residency training to provide early exposure and mentorship. It also allows for a seamless transition into a fellowship year without the need for fellowship application.
While this program does not shorten the total training time, it does allow residents the opportunity to customize their training experience to meet individual learning plans at the end of their fourth year. IM-Ger residents are eligible to become board-certified in internal medicine at the end of three years and in geriatric medicine at the end of the program.
Goals and objectives
- To deliver excellent, integrated, internal and geriatric medicine training that enables graduates to provide high quality, patient-centered care to older adults and adults with medical complexity
- To prepare graduates to optimize the function and quality-of-life of all adults with multimorbidity, but especially older adults at highest risk of adverse outcomes (patients with dementia, frailty, multi-morbidity; and those at end-of-life)
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Program Manager
Internal Medicine Residency
Phone: 207-662-4159
im_resmanager@mainehealth.org
Internal Medicine Residency
MHMMC has been training internal medicine residents since 1956. Residents say they value our unique combination of broad clinical exposure at a large academic medical center with the personalized attention and mentorship of a smaller residency program.
Geriatrics Fellowship
The MHMMC Geriatric Fellowship program prepares graduates to meet the clinical and leadership needs of our state. We offer traditional, one-year/full-time and innovative, two-year/part-time programs to suit learners in any stage of their careers. Our highly-regarded long-term care continuity experience, a major strength of the program, allows fellows to manage frailty and multi-morbidity with the assistance of an interdisciplinary team.
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