Why Choose Our Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship

  • Large subspecialty faculty dedicated to clinical education
  • Focus on fellowship class camaraderie
  • 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
  • Electronic, web-based curriculum
  • Electronic SharePoint intranet site for fellow resources and schedules.
  • Electronic 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 ticket allowance
  • Annual GME allowance for conferences, textbooks, etc.