Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

The HonorHealth Geriatric Medicine Fellowship is committed to improving the health and well-being of older adults throughout the HonorHealth community. Guided by the principles of an Age-Friendly Health System, the program incorporates the essential 4Ms framework—Medication, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters Most—to ensure every geriatric patient receives individualized, compassionate, and high-quality care. Graduates of the HonorHealth Geriatric Medicine Fellowship develop the expertise and leadership skills needed to implement and champion this framework in diverse healthcare environments and communities.

This program is designed to prepare family medicine and internal medicine physicians to become exceptional geriatric clinicians, educators, consultants, and healthcare leaders. Fellows receive comprehensive clinical training and mentorship that prepares them for practice in a wide variety of settings, including outpatient clinics, inpatient care, long-term care, home-based care, academic medicine, and interdisciplinary healthcare systems. The program also emphasizes leadership development, teaching, and consultative expertise, equipping graduates to serve as trusted resources and innovators in geriatric care.
 

Fellowship Director

Darlene Moyer, MD, FAAFP


Fellowships: HonorHealth Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, University of Arizona School of Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship Program

Residency: Scottsdale Healthcare Family Medicine Residency Program

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine

HonorHealth Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Director, Darlene Moyer, MD, FAAFP

Application information

HonorHealth’s Geriatric Fellowship training program participates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

The fellowship is open to graduates from either family medicine or internal medicine. We welcome applicants who are currently completing their training, and those who already have professional practice experience. The HonorHealth Geriatric Medicine Program uses the J-1 Visa program sponsored by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). HonorHealth does not sponsor H1-B visas for graduates of international medical schools. Graduates of Canadian medical schools must also use the J-1 program. Incoming J-1 visa fellows are required to obtain their J-1 visas before their training.

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  • If you are a current resident and will be graduating from an ACGME-accredited residency, we participate and fill positions through the National Resident Matching Program's (NRMP) Medical Specialties Matching Program. Please complete your application through ERAS.
  • If you are a current resident who missed the Specialties Match or are a current practicing physician who graduated from an ACGME residency and is interested in entering our fellowship program "off-cycle" instead of the traditional start in July, please download and complete our application. Email your completed application to geriatricsfellowship@honorhealth.com
  • If you are a foreign medical school graduate interested in our program, please provide the following documentation via email: geriatricsfellowship@honorhealth.com
    • Current CV displaying strong interest in geriatric medicine (i.e. applicable research, recent or current work experience)
    • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification.
    • Proof of successful completion and passing of Steps 1 - 3 of the U.S Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
    • Summative evaluations of prior medical school and residency training.
       

 

Training and curriculum


The geriatric medicine fellowship is a one-year fellowship that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and will aid the physician to become certified in the subspecialty of geriatric medicine.

For certification in Geriatric Medicine physicians must:

  • Be board-certified in internal medicine or family medicine
  • Have satisfactorily completed a graduate medical education fellowship training in geriatric medicine
  • Hold a valid, unrestricted and unchallenged license to practice medicine
  • Pass the Geriatric Medicine Certification Examination
     

Our curriculum for clinical education and professional development is organized to align with the program's overall goals and includes both inpatient and outpatient experiences. Fellows will develop a plan of self-learning to gain progressive autonomy. Fellows will also demonstrate the ability to teach and serve in a leadership role.

 

Clinical experiences

  • Longitudinal experiences over 12 months:
    • Geriatric Continuity Clinic
    • Long Term Care – Assisted Living and Memory Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Geriatric Trauma Consultation Service
  • VA Multidisciplinary Clinics
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Geriatric Neurology
  • Geriatric Cardiology
  • Wound Care
  • ENT/Audiology
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Elective opportunity examples

  • Urology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Hematology Oncology
  • Integrative Medicine

Electives can be developed based on individual fellow interests

Didactics and scholarly activity

  • Dementia Simulation
  • Journal Club
  • Geriatric Clinical Conference
  • Case Presentation
  • Quality Improvement (QI) Project
  • Didactics Curriculum
  • Community/Peer Lectures
     

Rotation sites

Take a look at our various rotation sites.
 

Primary Clinical Site

HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center


Participating Sites:

 Faculty

  • Darlene Moyer, MD
  • Monica Chaung, MD
  • Erik Maskin, DO
  • Kari Johnson, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, Hartford Scholar
  • Paul Stander, MD
  • Shawn Abreu, MD
  • Dennis Shub, MD
  • Derek Thompson, MD
  • Amber Hennenhoefer, DO
  • Fahan Taghizadeh, MD
  • Devin Bland, DPM
  • Sami Hashmi, MD
     

Additional resources

Contact us

If you have questions or would like to learn more about the HonorHealth Geriatric Medicine Fellowship program, please email GeriatricsFellowship@honorhealth.com. 
 

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