Fellowship Information
Overview of the GI Fellowship Training Program
The 3-year fellowship training program in gastroenterology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis is comprised of three basic components: a 20 month core curriculum, 3-4 months of research, and 12 months of elective.
The core curriculum is uniform for all fellows and includes 18 months of hospital-based consultative gastroenterology and hepatology, 2 months of focused training (motility, nutrition, radiology), two longitudinal general GI clinics (for the entire 3 years), and a series of conferences designed to augment the clinical training goals of the curriculum.
Three to four months of protected research time will be available to all fellows. During this period, fellows will have little direct patient care responsibility. They will be expected to involve themselves with clinical or basic science research projects under the mentorship of faculty investigators.
The third year of the fellowship will be elective in nature. During this time, fellows will have the opportunity to modify their training based on individual career goals. The Division of Gastroenterology at UT-Memphis currently offers subspecialty (level 2) clinical training in either advanced biliary endoscopy or transplantation hepatology. Those fellows interested in an academic investigative career (clinical or basic science) will dedicate most of their elective year to research endeavors.
For more information about our training program and the city of Memphis, the reader is referrred to our brochure.
Information for Prospective Applicants
Currently we plan to offer 3 first year GI fellowship positions starting on July 1, 2010. The application process will start soon and applicants can submit their applications through ERAS. We are not participating in the match this year. Interviews will likely start in January. Please visit our web site for updates regarding fellowship in next few weeks. A general question and answer fact sheet for applicants can be found on the Education & Training section of www.gastro.org.
Supporting Documents for Applicants
This is a list of supporting documents that may be provided by the applicant when applying to our program.
- 3 Letters of Recommendation (LORs)
- Program Director Letter of Recommendation (this is in addition to the three LORs)
- CV and Personal Statement
- Medical School Transcript
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)/Deans' Letter
- 1-Wallet Size Color Photograph
- USMLE Transcript
- COMLEX Transcript (if applicable)
- Medical School Diploma/Certificate (for International Graduates only
Further documentation and verification will be required if candidate selected for interview. We look forward to receiving your application.
Mailing Address:
Attention:
Program Director/GI Fellowship
920 Madison Ave, Suite 240
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
Phone: 901-448-5813
Fax: 901-448-7091
Current Fellows:
3rd Year:
Sufiyan Chaudhry, M.D.
C. Allen Justice, M.D.
Sri Narra, M.D.
2nd Year:
Randelon Smith, M.D.
Maria Yataco, M.D.
1st Year
Conar Fitton, M.D.
Yassar Jamal, M.D.
Jeffrey Jones, M.D.
Nilesh Lodhia, M.D.
Contact Us
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
920 Madison Avenue
Suite 240
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: 901-448-5813
Fax: 901-448-7091
Site contact: Lisa Jones
A division of the
Department of Internal Medicine
