University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Program
About This Program
Located in Phoenix, offering stunning desert beauty, vibrant sunsets, and scenic mountain landscapes that create an exceptional place to live and train, our fellows gain hands-on experience across academic, VA, and community settings with strong interprofessional collaboration. The curriculum emphasizes frailty, delirium, dementia, palliative care and complex disease management in geriatric medicine, with robust opportunities in leadership, and scholarship. Whether pursuing subspecialty careers
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Nimit Agarwal, MD
Banner Univ Med Ctr-Phoenix
Primary Program Contact
Tamara Edwards, MD
Banner Univ Med Ctr-Phoenix
Locations
Banner Univ Med Ctr-Phoenix
Geriatric Medicine
1111 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85006-2612
550 E Van Buren St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
1111 E Mcdowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85062-2174
21410 N 19th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85027
13391 N 94th Dr
Peoria, AZ 85381
7th St And Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85012
10401 W Thunderbird Blvd
Sun City, AZ 85372
5555 W Thunderbird Rd
Glendale, AZ 85306
14502 W Meeker Blvd
Sun City, AZ 85357
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match (i.e., Joint Service Graduate Medical Education Selection Board, Military Selection Board)
- SAU/AU Match (i.e., Urology Match)
- None
Open House
Second Look
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Deans letter)
Required Letter Writers
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
Medical School Graduation Timeline
No cap on the number of years.
Gap Experience Requirement
Data not provided by program
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
PGY-1 Positions Not Offered
PGY-2 Positions Not Offered
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Program Starts Reviewing Applications
Application service release date
Interview Offer Dates
Specialty Universal Dates
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Group life insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disability insurance for occupationally-acquired HIV
Salary Compensation
Year 4 through Year 6
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 20 Vacation Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
For more information, view the program's leave policy on their website.