Family Medicine Fellowship Program

FELLOWSHIP DIRECTOR
Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH

Established more than 30 years ago, MU's two-year family medicine fellowship program was designed to prepare physicians for careers in academic medicine. Since then, we have trained nearly 80 physicians and researchers who continue MU's tradition of innovation as they build the specialty of family medicine across the country.

In 1979, MU became one of five institutions awarded funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to support the first Family Medicine Academic Fellowship Program. We graduated our first class of fellows in 1982. Current MU Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences and Family Medicine Professor Hal Williamson, MD, MSPH, was a member of this class.

A two-year program that leads to a master's degree, fellowship training includes classroom and independent study, clinic time, and field experiences. The original program was focused on research, but we added a geriatrics fellowship in 1992 and a master educator track in 2001.

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
David Mehr, MD, MS: Director

The geriatric fellowship program is open to board-certified and residency-trained family physicians or internists. Geriatrics Medicine Fellows meet the requirements for the Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Geriatric Medicine after a year of intense clinical training. Fellows attend weekly conferences and participate in clinical experiences focused on geriatric medicine, palliative care, geropsychiatry, neurology, and evidence-based medicine. In addition, Fellows complete a multidisciplinary graduate course on function in aging. A second year of fellowship training is optional, emphasizing academic and clinical skills tailored to individual interests.

Master Educator Fellowship
Michael Hosokawa, EdD: Director

Research Fellowship
Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH: Director

Family Medicine Fellows
Madhavi Bollu, MD: Geriatrics
Amanda Swenson, MD: Master Educator
Deepti Thapar, MD: Geriatrics

Our fellowships are currently accepting applications for 2010-2011. Please return to this page for updates, or see the contact information below.

For More Information:
Ashley Winston
Telephone: 573-884-2912
winstona@health.missouri.edu