Fellows will:

• Gain an understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pathology of gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
• Acquire a detailed fund of knowledge regarding the natural history, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the major diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, pancreas, gall bladder, liver and biliary tree.
• Learn how systemic and vascular diseases manifest in the gastrointestinal tract.
• Develop the clinical skills necessary to identify and evaluate patients with gastrointestinal, pancreatic and liver diseases.
• Become proficient in the management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases encountered in hospitalized patients and outpatients.
• Gain competence in a variety of procedures including diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, biopsies (mucosal and liver) and motility studies.
• Have a thorough grounding in the principles, application and interpretation of imaging of the digestive tract.
• Acquire a detailed fund of knowledge of the various classes of drugs and vaccines used in gastroenterology including sedation and sedative pharmacology.
• Understand the importance of nutrition, malnutrition and enteral and parenteral feeding.
• Develop skills necessary to design, conduct and evaluate research in gastroenterology.
• Complete a research project leading to a publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
• Adopt a critical approach to the literature pertaining to gastroenterology and hepatology.
• Integrate health promotion, and cultural, socioeconomic, ethical, occupational, environmental, and behavioral issues with medical care.
• Incorporate humanistic health care and patient values at all times.

Conferences

All trainees are expected to take a scholarly approach to their education in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and recognize that non-patient care activities are fundamentally important to the fellowship education. As such, fellows are expected to utilize textbooks, scientific literature and course syllabi to complement their training experience. Drawing on the strengths of each clinical teaching site and our diverse clinical faculty, the fellowship has developed a robust didactic experience including grand rounds, case-conferences, journal clubs, pathology conference, board review activity, and core curriculum that are required participation. To foster a sense of unity amongst the entire fellowship program, several of our conferences including the weekly grand rounds and board review are fellowship wide activities and are teleconferenced to each of the three teaching sites. Other activities are held at individual teaching sites which allows for local teaching culture and smaller group learning. In addition, all fellows are required to become trainee members in the New York Society of Gastroenterology (NYSGE) and to participate in the monthly fellow’s intra-city rounds, as well as the special seminars and annual course offering. The end result is a comprehensive, engaging, and dynamic teaching curriculum that encompasses the complete AGA core curriculum in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and prepares fellows for certification examinations and independent practice after fellowship.