The Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC)
at the University of Rhode Island
Faculty Development in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Training health professionals to work with older adults in the future depends on a supply of faculty educated to do this in the present. RIGEC has substantial experience in designing and implementing two faculty development programs: one that provided 120 hours of training over a two-year period, and a second program that provided 24 hours of focused training on health literacy for tenure line and clinical faculty, including 16 hours of face-to-face workshop training and discussion, with 8 hours of structured independent study and practice.
For this new funding cycle, we offer a 75-contact hour, interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Faculty Fellowship in Geriatrics and Gerontology for health professions faculty (academic and clinical), clinical preceptors, and staff trainers and educators in health and human service settings. For additional details, please download a program flyer.
The application period for the September 2012 - June 2013 program cycle is closed at this time.
See the Program Calendar for details on other upcoming programs.
UPCOMING CIPG WORKSHOPS
Workshop 5: Patient Care Transition Issues and Strategies with Older Adults - 6/3/13
Additional details about workshops are provided in the Program Calendar.
CIPG Workshop Registration and Cancellation Policies
SPECIAL EVENTS
RIGEC and Healthcentric are offering a free CE program for primary care providers: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Pathophsiology, Diagnosis, and End of Life Care - this Thursday, May 23 from 7:30-11AM.
Space is very limited. Click here for details.
The RI Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Journey Conference - 6/25/13
The 2013 Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics with Tim Carpenter: 3/20/13
Missed the live lecture? You can watch it now on URI’s YouTube channel.
