Student Interest Group

Medical students are able to form different Interest Groups at UCI and the Geriatrics Student Interest Group is a popular one:

• Members are medical students with a special interest in Geriatric Medicine.
• These students love to work with older adult patients or want to better familiarize themselves with this population.
• Geriatrics program faculty members help promote and facilitate many extracurricular activities of student interest.
• Students involved in this organization have applied and been selected for a variety of national educational opportunities.

Activities typically include:

• Hands-on clinical activities
• Get-togethers at a faculty member’s home
• Talks on how a young physician works with older patients
• Fall immunization clinic for older adults
• Group visits to community agencies that provide service to older adults (e.g. Braille Institute of Orange County)
• Conversation hours on what it's like being a new faculty member in the field
• Health Fairs for seniors
• Geriatric Fellowship opportunities
• Research and educational funding opportunities

Regular attendance is not required. There are no dues. This is a very relaxed and fun introduction to working with geriatric patients.

For more information about the Geriatrics Interest Group, Ann Abrams, LCSW at 714-456-6770 or email at aabrams@uci.edu.