Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

The fellowship program offers clinical experiences covering the full spectrum of problems confronted by aging individuals. Program sites include Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, The Clare (a skilled nursing facility, or SNF) and The Selfhelp Home (a SNF/long-term care facility), where fellows work with expert faculty and robust interprofessional teams.

Weekly didactic sessions are engaging and cover core geriatrics topics as well as content related to professional development, teaching, and research.  Fellows are provided access to related primary literature and foundational geriatrics articles as well as a subscription to The Geriatrics Review Syllabus. Journal Club is held quarterly with fellows and other faculty presenting critical reviews of current studies and teaching fundamental skills in critical appraisal of the scientific literature. Fellows also attend Geriatrics and Medicine grand rounds, the Northwestern Pepper Center Rounds, and Potocsnak Longevity Institute Geroscience presentations. Additionally, fellows have protected time to participate in the American Geriatrics Society’s Leadership and Lifeskills Course, Geri-A-FLOAT: Geriatric Medicine Fellows Learning Online, and the PALTC/AMDA Futures program. Further support is provided to participate in a Certified Medical Director (CMD) Mentored Fellowship Experience for those interested.

A typical fellowship year includes:

• Longitudinal clinical experience in weekly Geriatrics Ambulatory Care Clinics based at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and skilled nursing facility (SNF) rounds at The Clare, a nearby CMS designated 5-STAR continuing care retirement community (CCRC).
• Rotations on the Inpatient Geriatrics Consult Service, Geriatrics Home Care Program, and another SNF, The Selfhelp Home Chicago.
• Subspecialty rotations in palliative care, psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry, movement disorders, cognitive neurology, bone health and urogynecology as well as exposure to rheumatology and the Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations (GEDI) program.

Our fellowship seeks to graduate inquiry driven geriatricians, thus Fellows are encouraged to participate in a research project during their fellowship.

The fellow must also complete a Quality Initiative Project that focuses on an existing or an emerging geriatrics safety issue during the tenure of the program and must submit an abstract of this work to a relevant national society meeting for poster and/or oral presentation.

Our faculty comprises experienced and dedicated geriatricians with clinical foci and research backgrounds in dementia, homebased geriatrics primary care, transitions of care, aging in place, and falls. Formal collaboration in research and geriatrics/gerontology education exists between the Division and other centers at Northwestern University. Clinical collaborations exist with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, The Clare, Self Help Home, and Aperion Care Wesley.

The Department of Medicine at Northwestern University seeks to attract inquisitive, motivated residents and fellows and is committed to providing them with every opportunity for success. The greatest challenges facing the medical field are complex, and addressing them will require a diverse body of physicians and researchers who can work collaboratively. Northwestern offers unparalleled training and research opportunities and encourages fellowship applications from those who seek to become future leaders in the subspecialties of medicine. We are committed to and inspired by a diverse and inclusive work environment that allows each trainee to achieve their personal goals.

For more information on Northwestern’s commitment to diversity please see the following resources:

• Department of Medicine Diversity Council
• Northwestern McGaw Underrepresented Residents & Fellows Forum
• Feinberg School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion

For candidates applying for the 2025-2026 entering class, our application process and requirements are as follows:

• All applicants must have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Residency program and be eligible for the American Board of Internal Medicine's certification exam prior to the start of fellowship training.
• The fellow must have passed USMLE I, II and III at the time of application to the program and all scores must be made available.
• All applicants must be eligible for an unrestricted Illinois Medical License prior to beginning training.
• If applicable, applicants must have a valid ECFMG certification and be a U.S. citizen, Permanent Resident (green-card holder) or hold a J-1 visa.

We are currently accepting applications through the ERAS system ONLY.

Training in a three-year, ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine or Family Medicine program in the U.S. and a valid Illinois medical license is required. A complete application includes a personal statement, three original letters of recommendation (including a letter from your program director), USLME or COMLEX scores plus the ERAS application form.

Dr. Harsimran Singh (2022-2023)
Attending Physician
Kaiser Permanente

Dr. Jason Pe (2023-2024)
Attending Physician, Hospital Medicine 
Northwestern Medicine

Housestaff training through McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University provides diverse and challenging clinical experiences and world-class education located in the heart of the beautiful city of Chicago. Learn more via the links to the McGaw website below.

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