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Program Description
The goal of the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at Mayo
Clinic in Rochester is to train gastroenterologists who will become
leaders in gastroenterology and hepatology.
With state-of-the-art technology available throughout Mayo Clinic,
thousands of diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal procedures
are performed annually.
As a Mayo gastroenterology trainee, you will have access to a training
experience that is both broad and highly specialized, offering:
- Comprehensive, advanced training in gastroenterology
and hepatology.
- The opportunity to acquire skills in patient
diagnosis and management.
- The opportunity to acquire skills in clinical,
bench, translational, and/or outcomes research.
- Practical instruction in and application of
procedural techniques, teaching and Research.
- A curriculum thoughtfully designed to offer
a balance of clinical, didactic and investigative experience.
- Two program tracks: clinical scholars and NIH-sponsored.
- The opportunity to take classes in the master's
level Clinical Research Training Program.
Eighty staff gastroenterologists serve as teachers and mentors.
Their various backgrounds offer a rich diversity of clinical expertise
and research opportunities.
Clinical Scholar Track
A three-year track is available for those who are interested
in a career as a clinical scholar.
This track is designed to augment a physician's clinical training
by providing new skills and perspectives necessary to achieve future
leadership positions. The program stresses training in the quantitative
and qualitative sciences underlying the essential aspects of improving
health care delivery and medical care systems.
The broader goal of the Clinical Scholar Track is to expand the
body of knowledge related to gastrointestinal and hepatologic diseases
and develop effective therapeutic interventions.
This program includes one year of research and two years of hands-on
clinical experience.
NIH-sponsored Track
If you are interested in a career in medical research,
a three-and-a-half-year track is offered. The National Institutes
of Health (NIH) program prepares fellows for independent investigation
careers in academic gastroenterology. Through an ongoing program
with Mayo Clinic in Rochester , the NIH funds two-year projects
in clinical and bench research.
The overall objective of the NIH-sponsored track is to train highly-qualified
individuals for independent academic careers in research in the
enteric sciences. Mayo Clinic uses a multidisciplinary integrated
approach, involving faculty representatives from both clinical and
basic disciplines.
This program, therefore, combines 24 months of dedicated research
experience with 18 months of clinical training. Within this program,
you may participate in patient-oriented research projects and obtain
a Clinical Research Master's Degree or perform disease-oriented,
laboratory-based investigation. Opportunities exist to work with
faculty investigators from the Division of Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology
or in other areas of Mayo Clinic.
Program History
The Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic
in Rochester began in 1974. Since that time, approximately 200 fellows
have completed their training in this program. Going forward, it
is anticipated that eight to ten fellows will complete this program
annually.
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