GI Fellowship Curriculum
OVERVIEW
Our fellowship includes extensive training in patient care, GI procedures, research and teaching.
We take pride in tailoring the curriculum to enable each individual fellow reach to achieve their academic goals.
Career Tracks and Training
Designed for fellows pursuing a physician scientist career, this track consists of 18 months of clinical training and 24-30 months of research.
A sample schedule of this fellowship training track is shown below:
| Year | Training | Continuity Clinic |
| 1 | SHC-GI/SHC-Liver/SCVMC/VA Services x 46 weeks |
General GI |
| 2 | Outpatient endoscopy x 10 weeks Liver Clinic/Consults x 4 weeks Inpatient services x 5 weeks Jr. Attending-Inpatient service x 2 weeks Electives x 3 weeks Research x 24 weeks Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
Subspecialty |
| 3 | Research x 48 weeks |
Subspecialty |
4 |
Option to continue as Instructor |
Designed for fellows pursuing a clinical research scientist career, this track consists of 18 months of clinical training and 18 months of research.
A sample schedule of this fellowship training track is shown below:
| Year | Training | Continuity Clinic |
| 1 | SHC-GI/SHC-Liver/SCVMC/VA Services x 46 weeks Outpatient endoscopy x 1 week Research x 1 week Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
General GI |
| 2 | Research x 34 weeks Outpatient endoscopy x 5 weeks Liver Clinic/Consults x 4 weeks Inpatient services x 5 weeks Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
Subspecialty |
| 3 | Research x 36 weeks Outpatient endoscopy x 6 weeks Jr. Attending-Inpatient service x 2 weeks Electives x 4 weeks Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
Subspecialty |
Designed for fellows pursuing a career in clinical practice and clinical research and education, this track consists of 24 months of clinical training and 12 months of research.
A sample schedule of this fellowship training track is shown below:
| Year | Training | Continuity Clinic |
| 1 | SHC-GI/SHC-Liver/SCVMC/VA Services x 46 weeks Outpatient endoscopy x 1 week Research x 1 week Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
General GI |
| 2 | Research x 32 weeks Outpatient endoscopy x 8 weeks Liver Clinic/Consults x 3 weeks Inpatient services x 5 weeks Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
Subspecialty |
| 3 | Research x 12 weeks Outpatient endoscopy x 9 weeks Liver Clinic/Consults x 3 weeks Electives x 18 weeks Jr. Attending-Inpatient service x 6 weeks Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
Subspecialty |
A sample schedule of this fellowship training track is shown below:
| Year | Training | Continuity Clinic |
| 1 | SHC-GI/SHC-Liver/SCVMC/VA Services x 46 weeks Outpatient endoscopy x 1 week Research x 1 week Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
General GI |
| 2 | Research x 5 weeks Outpatient endoscopy x 17 weeks Liver Clinic/Consults x 3 weeks Inpatient services x 11 weeks (6 as Jr. Attending weeks) GI Electives x 12 weeks Education Leave x 1 week Vacation x 3 weeks |
Subspecialty (Motility, IBD) |
| 3 | Transplant Hepatology Year | Hepatology Clinic |