Eligibility
In order to be eligible for appointment as a fellow, a candidate must have graduated from an LCME-accredited medical school in the US or Canada or from an AOA-accredited college of osteopathic medicine in the US. Candidates who graduated from a medical school outside of the US or Canada may be eligible – please refer to the FAQs regarding international medical school graduates.
Candidates must also have successfully completed a three-year residency in internal medicine or family medicine, in a program accredited by the ACGME, ACGME-I, RCPSC, or CFPC, or approved by the AOA.
In order to be appointed to a geriatric medicine fellowship position with us, a candidate must be eligible for full, permanent medical licensure in Maine.
Application
MDFMR’s Geriatric Medicine Fellowship participates in the National Resident Matching Program’s match process. Applications should be submitted through ERAS. We do consider nontraditional applicants – candidates who are interested in our program without applying through ERAS should contact the fellowship’s program coordinator for information about the process.
MDFMR does not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or any other applicable legally protected status.
Click here to view our institutional policy on eligibility and selection of residents and fellows. Please note that we are only able to sponsor J1 visas for geriatric medicine fellows and do not sponsor H-1B visas.
Click here to view the terms, conditions, and benefits of appointment as a fellow with MDFMR’s Geriatric Medicine Fellowship.
Click here to view leave benefits for residents and fellows.