Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 61. - Medical residency/fellowship programs
• 61.02 - Multiple-pathway medical fellowship programs

61.0203 - Geriatric medicine fellowship programs

This instructional program class comprises any fellowship training program that prepares physicians in the care and management of elderly patients in acute, ambulatory, community and long-term care settings, and the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with the aging process. These programs include instruction in ethical and legal issues, behavioural aspects of illness, socioeconomic factors in care and rehabilitation therapies. Requires prior completion of a residency program in family medicine or internal medicine.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • geriatric medicine - fellowship
  • geriatric medicine (internal medicine) - fellowship

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • geriatric dentistry (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)(51.0513)
  • geriatric nurse(51.3821)
  • gerontology(30.1101)