Dr. Alesha Amerson began training in geriatric care in July as a fellow of the College of Community Health Sciences Geriatric Medicine Fellowship.
The fellowship provides experiences in various settings, including inpatient and outpatient care, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, rural ambulatory care, geropsychology day programs, inpatient geripsychiatry care and pharmacology clinics. Fellows also teach CCHS medical students and family medicine residents, as well as community members, and develop as learners and teachers through national networking opportunities and intensive training programs.
Amerson received her medical degree from the UAB Heersink School of Medicine in Birmingham, Ala., and completed her family medicine residency at The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, which is operated by CCHS.
The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship is one of seven fellowships offered by the College, along with fellowships in obstetrics, sports medicine, emergency medicine, behavioral medicine, hospital medicine and pediatrics. Each fellowship is a year-long program that provides additional, specialized training to family medicine physicians.