West Virginia University-Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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The Eastern Division Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program is a part of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Eastern Division. The center is owned and operated by West Virginia University (WVU), which was founded in 1867 and has an annual enrollment of more than 28,000 students. The university has a faculty of over 2,000 instructional, library and administrative members. It operates nearly 15 colleges and schools that offer approximately 185 bachelor's, master's, doctoral and professional degree programs. In collaboration with the Martinsburg Veteran s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and the WVU Center on Aging, the Eastern Division Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program educates specialists in the interdisciplinary delivery of health care to senior citizens, such as memory loss, arthritis, end of life care, and the treatment and rehabilitation of acute and chronic illnesses. The program is administered by the WVU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.