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.
We offer three internal tracks:
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 | Career Scientist Track Training | Clinical | Research |
1 | SHC/VA/SCVMC Inpatient GI/Liver Service x 11 months |
12 months | 1 week |
2 | SHC/VA/SCVMC Inpatient GI/Liver Service x 4 weeks |
6 months | 6 months |
3 | Research |
0 months | 12 months |
4 |
Research |
0 months | 6-12 months |
Total |
18 months | 24 - 30 months |
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 | Translational & Patient-Oriented Research Track Training | Clinical | Research |
1 | SHC/VA/SCVMC Inpatient GI/Liver Service x 11 months |
12 months | 1 week |
2 | SHC/VA/SCVMC Inpatient GI/Liver Service x 4 weeks |
3 months | 9 months |
3 | Outpatient endoscopy x 6 weeks |
3 months | 9 months |
Total |
18 months | 18 months |
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 | Clinician Educator Track Training | Clinical | Research |
1 | SHC/VA/SCVMC Inpatient GI/Liver Service x 11 months |
11 months | 1 week |
2 | SHC/VA/SCVMC Inpatient GI/Liver Service x 4-6 weeks |
4 months | 8.5 months |
3 | Outpatient Endoscopy x 9-11 weeks |
9 months | 3.5 months |
Total |
24 months | 12 months |