On-Site Consultation Program At UCLA

Program Overview

The FD~AGE On-Site Consultation Program at UCLA is designed to provide guidance to medical schools and residency programs looking to develop their geriatric teaching programs. These consultations will provide counsel and recommend best strategies to expand or create successful medical education programs in geriatric medicine.

Consultations are available at no cost to all medical schools and residency programs, except those who have funded Reynolds programs. Medical schools that do not have the critical mass of geriatrics faculty to launch major geriatrics programs are encouraged to apply.

Each consultation will be individually tailored to meet the goals and objectives of host institutions and will be performed by a senior geriatrics faculty member from UCLA. In preparation for the consultations, host institutions will be asked to prepare background information about their programs, including an institution profile and a brief SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, obstacles, threats) analysis. The site visit will typically be one day in duration and may include meetings with key local people and presentation of grand rounds by the consultant.

During the site-visit, program leaders and consultants will work to set goals and objectives and outline an action plan to reach those goals. After the site-visit, consultants will prepare and submit a formal report summarizing key observations and recommendations for implementing the action plan and further developing the host program. Consultants will periodically follow up with the host institution and further counsel program leaders in achieving their objectives. A follow-up evaluation will also be conducted by UCLA to measure progress and assess the impact of the consultation program.

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