Why Choose Our Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship
- Large subspecialty faculty dedicated to clinical education
- Focus on fellowship class camaraderie with multiple wellness activities
- Based at a large quaternary care academic teaching hospital with university affiliation
- Clinical exposure to a large volume, variety, and complexity of patients
- Exposure to state-of-the-art advanced endoscopic procedures
- Strong emphasis on training in research and scholarship
- Comprehensive conference schedule
- Excellent GI Board-pass rates and job placement
- Programmatic emphases on patient safety, quality improvement, practice management and career development
- Based in Pittsburgh, offering an affordable cost of living, rich artistic and cultural environment, vibrant sports and dining scene, and innumerable outdoor activities.
- Dedicated fellowship office space
- Fellowship-provided personal computers
- An online, web-based curriculum
- A Microsoft Teams channel for fellow resources and schedules.
- Online access to medical journals, texts and UpToDate from the hospital and home
- Access to inpatient and outpatient electronic health record from home
- Individual faculty mentorship
- Large number of elective opportunities, including Nutrition, GI Pathology, GI Radiology, Surgery, GI Pediatrics, Advanced Endoscopy, and Academic Gastroenterology
- Access to the STAR simulation Center with endoscopic simulators
- Out-of-hospital call
- 3 weeks (15 working days) of vacation annually (not including time off for conference attendance)
- Monthly meal allowance
- Annual GME allowance for conferences, textbooks, etc.