[MUSIC PLAYING] ELIZABETH HARLOW: There is absolutely a need to have more geriatricians in this country. When we think about training people to do this job, it is just imperative that we train up good geriatricians who are outstanding at managing the nuances of geriatric care. 

ALFRED FISHER: I think there are a number of strengths about our program. So one is our unique patient population, where you see both folks that live in the city of Omaha, but also individuals that live throughout the entire region. And these may be individuals that live in our rural population. So you get this big spectrum of patients. 

ELIZABETH HARLOW: We have multiple different opportunities. If you want to be an inpatient doc and outpatient doc, do more nursing home, depending on what you are focused on, we can tailor your education to be focused on that area. 

MORGAN JULIAN: With our patients, so many of them are really medically complex or are at points where they have limited time in their lives. And so there is a focus, again, meeting our patients where they're at. 

ALFRED FISHER: Our faculty are very young and very dedicated to education. And so this is a wonderful place for folks to get a lot of individualized attention. We have a lot of faculty who are very dedicated to teaching. And so this is also a great place you're going to find that education plays an important role during that year for you, as opposed to having the focus be largely clinical service. 

KATE HAIAR: There's really no weak point anywhere. And they all have their own strengths. And so it's really valuable. As a learner, I'm excited about an applicant who not only carries a strong interest in working with older adults, but cares about complexity in medicine, cares about communication, and is good at communicating. I love the time that I get to spend with my patients. It's hard work. It's challenging. It's complicated. As we age, we tend to accumulate more and more conditions, and that just makes everything much more complicated. And I like that. 

MORGAN JULIAN: I appreciate that we get opportunities for dedicated, palliative rotations. And so we can immerse ourselves with the palliative specialists and see how they communicate with patients in those more delicate conversations. 

ELIZABETH HARLOW: One of the things about geriatrics and about our community here at UNMC is that we really value people and their families, and we do a lot of things as a community. And so there are lots of activities ongoing that not only build community here, but also include our family members, which is really lovely. 

KATE HAIAR: There are so many fun things, fun family things to do, plenty of fun date night things for my husband and I to do. 

ELIZABETH HARLOW: My goal as I am teaching these fellows is to create leaders in geriatrics, and to allow them all of the opportunities they need to go forth in their careers and to be outstanding geriatricians wherever they end up. 

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