Overview
AdventHealth Graduate Medical Education in Winter Park (part of the AdventHealth Central Region) is seeking a dynamic, hardworking, and broadly skilled Geriatrician with a passion for teaching to join our Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program. As a core faculty member, you ll engage in delivering exceptional geriatric care across multiple clinical settings including outpatient, nursing homes, and home visits while mentoring fellows, residents, and medical students from Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Florida State University College of Medicine.
About the Program
Our ACGME-accredited fellowship, established in 1998, trains Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians in comprehensive geriatrics through a 12-month immersive curriculum. The program emphasizes holistic elder care spanning institutional and home care, rehabilitation, palliative medicine, pharmacology, psychosocial factors, and more.
Fellows rotate through:
- Inpatient and outpatient clinics
- Skilled nursing facilities and assisted living
- Geriatric psychiatry, hospice care, home health, and rehabilitation
- Community outreach and geriatric pharmacy
They work alongside four board-certified Geriatric faculty and contribute to teaching across interdisciplinary teams.
Faculty Responsibilities:
- Serve as a key educator within the fellowship and affiliated residency programs.
- Lead comprehensive geriatric assessment clinics, nursing home rounds, and home visit teaching sessions.
- Conduct your own outpatient clinic and deliver didactic lectures and learner evaluations.
- Foster academic excellence by supervising fellows, medical students, and residents in diverse clinical environments.
- Engage with interdisciplinary support teams, including social workers, pharmacists, care coordinators, psychologists, and integrated medicine specialists.
- Promote and market the geriatrics program within the institution and in the community
Qualifications:
- Board Certification in Family or Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine (AOA or ABMS) required
- Demonstrated experience in academic medicine with strong clinical teaching abilities
- Excellent communication skills and alignment with AdventHealth s mission of whole-person care.
- Ability and desire to develop a patient base and advocate for the geriatrics program
Institutional Affiliations & Resources:
- Fellowship faculty collaborate with Family and Internal Medicine residency programs and are supported by AdventHealth s expansive Central Florida network of 20+ hospitals and ERs
- Teaching rotations include sites like The Mayflower, offering state-of-the-art technology and close mentorship
- Fellows and faculty engage with medical and physician assistant students from Florida State University and Loma Linda University
Hospital Description
AdventHealth Winter Park, a part of AdventHealth Orlando, was chartered in 1951. The hospital has grown from the visionary efforts of a handful of Winter Park residents and community leaders to a 382-bed acute care facility that is a model of community health and wellness. Over the years the hospital has continually expanded to meet the needs of the community, adding an upscale obstetrics and Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Dr. P. Phillips Baby Place, AdventHealth Winter Park s Outpatient Center and Women's Services, cancer care at AdventHealth s Cancer Institute, Winter Park, and state-of-the-art surgery, recovery and rehabilitation at the AdventHealth Orthopaedic Institute.
Community Description
AdventHealth is conveniently close to many gorgeous homes, downtown urban living, shopping, and great schools. As one of the most visited American cities, Orlando has world-class attractions including Universal Studios, Walt Disney World, and easy access to both coasts for numerous world renown beaches. Orlando is home to major league soccer (Orlando City Lions), NBA basketball (Orlando Magic) as well as University of Central Florida sports. The city also has many public and private universities and colleges. The Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts hosts variety of musical and theatrical performances throughout the year.
