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:

      This year The University of Tennessee, Gastroenterology Program has decided NOT to participate in the NRMP (National Residency Matching Program). Currently we plan to offer 3 first year GI fellowship positions starting on July 1, 2009 out of the match. The application process will start on September 17th, 2007 when applications along with supporting documents can be submitted. Due to the early application process we recommend applicants use the Universal Application form available on our website (PDF format) along with the supporting documents, mailed directly to our address or submit their applications through ERAS. Our deadline for receiving applications has been extended until February 29, 2008.  Interviews will likely start in late January.  We will continue to use ERAS now onward for application process. A general question and answer fact sheet for applicants can be found on the Education & Training section of www.gastro.org.
For information on policies, salary, and benefits for GI fellows at the University of Tennessee, go to the GME website (www.utmem.edu/gme)

Supporting Documents for Applicants

      This is a list of supporting documents that may be provided by the applicant when applying to our program.

• Universal Application Form (link)
• 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.
  
  
  Mailing Address:
  
  Attention:
  Program Director/GI Fellowship
  920 Madison Ave, Suite 240
  Memphis, Tennessee 38163
  Phone: 901-448-5813
  Fax: 901-448-7091
  

We look forward to receiving your application.

      For more information on the fellowship program, please contact:

                                              Becky Potter

                                             rpotter@utmem.edu

                                                Fellowship Coordinator

Current UTHSC GI Fellows:

Third Year
Ami Naik, MD		Roy Thompson, MD
Second Year
Muhammed Asim, MD	Steven Kaptik,  MD	Mankanwal S. Sachdev, MD
First Year
Sufiyan H. Chaudhry, MD	C. Allen Justice, MD	Sri L. Narra, MD
Hepatology Fellowship
	Ian T. Gaillard, MD

Fellow Publications and Presentations     

Past Fellows

Mailing address for fellows is:

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
920 Madison Avenue, Suite 240
Memphis, TN 38163.

Messages are taken for fellows at (901) 448-5813.

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