Duke's one-week mini-fellowships cover key topics and trends in medical education on the care of older adults. Focused on faculty development, the programs are aimed at expanding the curriculum design and clinical teachings skills of clinician educators. The mini-fellowships provide participants with the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to improve geriatrics education and positively impact patient care. Duke's mini-fellowships are offered with support from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

We are pleased to announce the dates for our 2013 Geriatrics Mini-fellowships:

• Leadership and Scholarship         February 18 - 22, 2013
• Long Term Care                            April 8 - 12, 2013
• Palliative Care                              June 10 - 14, 2013
  

• Graduate Medical Education         September 30 - October 4, 2013

• Leadership and Scholarship         February10 - 14, 2014
• Long Term Care                           April 7 - 11, 2014
  
• Palliative Care                              TBD, 2014
  

To request an application or contact the Education Program Coordinator at geri.education@duke.edu or 919-660-7577.

Scholarships for tuition, room and board will be awarded to eligible accepted scholars through Duke's participation in the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation FD~AGE Consortium.  Applicants from D.W. Reynolds supported institutions are not eligible for scholarships, but are allowed by the Foundation to use their institution's Reynolds funds to attend FD~AGE programs.