Specialist Training in Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Objectives
This training program aims to bring together the Department of Geriatric Medicine and the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Chi-Mei Medical Center to cultivate Medical Emergency Specialists through：
(1) Cross-disciplinary team training, which fosters the ability to comprehensively manage complex, inter-disciplinary dilemmas of geriatric emergency medicine.
(2) The further development of geriatric medical ability through obtaining joint licensure for geriatric and hospice / palliative care, or specializing in hospice / palliative medicine.
(3) Preparing for future research and teaching in the area of geriatric medicine.
Methods of Implementation
Participating physicians must be licensed in emergency medicine, and be approved by the Senior Emergency Medical Practitioners Review Panel for this one-year program. During the training period, the physician is required to not only receive specialty training in Geriatric medicine, but also participate in teaching, research, and quality improvement efforts in the field. They are simultaneously required to receive training in hospice / palliative medicine, and eventually obtaining joint licensure for geriatric and hospice / palliative care, or licensure in hospice / palliative medicine.
Emergency Medicine Faculty
| Principal Investigator | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Education | Specialty | Position |
| Chien-Cheng Huang | PhD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University M.D. College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University | ● Emergency Medicine ● Geriatric Medicine ● Geriatric Critical Care ● Associate Professor Certified by the Department of Education | Department of Emergency Medicine Attending Physician |
| Advising Committee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Education | Specialty | Position |
| Hung-Jung Lin | Executive Masters of Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University M.D. College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University | ● Emergency Medicine ● AHA ACLS&BLS Instructor ● Professor Certified by the Department of Education | Deputy Superintendent of Medicine |
| Chien-Chin Hsu | PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University M.D. College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University | ● Emergency Medicine ● Associate Professor Certified by the Department of Education | Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Chia-Ti Wang | M.D. College of Medicine, National Yang Ming University | ● Emergency Medicine ● ETTC Instructor ● OSCE Examiner of Taiwan Association of Medical Education | Director of the Observation Unit of Emergency Medicine |
| Chien-Cheng Huang | PhD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University M.D. College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University | ● Emergency Medicine ● Geriatric Medicine ● Geriatric Critical Care ● Associate Professor Certified by the Department of Education | Department of Emergency Medicine Attending Physician |
| Yuan Kao | M.D. College of Medicine, National Yang Ming University | ● Emergency Medicine ● Geriatric Medicine ● Assistant Professor at Chang Jung Christian University | Department of Emergency Medicine Attending Physician |
| Tien-Ho Tan | M.D. College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University | ● Emergency Medicine ● Geriatric Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine Attending Physician |
Advising Committee for Specialist Training in Geriatric Medicine
(This is in accordance with regulations of the Chi-Mei Medical Center Specialist Training Program in Geriatric Medicine, and the Department of Geriatric Medicine.)
| Advising Committee for Specialist Training in Geriatric Medicine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Current Position | Specialty | |
| Specialty | Position | ||
| Kang-Ting Tsai | Geriatric Medicine | Director | ● Geriatric Care Specialist ● Family Care Specialist ● Certified Physician of the International Clinical Bone Density Institute |
| Wan-Ting Hsieh | Family Medicine | Director of Hospice Care | ● Geriatric Medicine ● Family Medicine ● Hospice and Palliative Care |
| Chien-Cheng Huang | Emergency Medicine | Attending Physician | ● Emergency Medicine ● Geriatric Medicine ● Medication Reconciliation ● Frailty Syndrome |
| Tzu-Chieh Weng | Holistic Care | Attending Physician | ● Geriatric Medicine ● Infectious Diseases ● Long-term care |
Assessment
Participating physicians are required to complete the required core training courses in Geriatric medicine, and be approved by the Committee of Attending Geriatric Physicians in order for their participation in this specialty training program to be complete. (This is in accordance with regulations of the Chi-Mei Medical Center Specialist Training Program in Geriatric Medicine.) After program completion, participating physicians are awarded a certification for specialty training in Geriatric Emergency Medicine after being approved by senior faculty members specializing in Geriatric Emergency Medicine.