Program Overview

The Gastroenterology Fellowship at SUNY Upstate Medical University’s mission is to gather and recruit a diverse range of well-rounded candidates who have a passion for pursuing and excelling in academic medicine. Our Gastroenterology fellows are always learning from each other’s backgrounds and academic careers, further enhancing patient care in an array of inpatient and outpatient settings. Our fellows strive to provide high-quality, comprehensive care to all patients in their path. We encourage you to explore more information about our program with the Gastroenterology recruitment program overview resources below.

Program Outline

  1. Training in the Gastroenterology Fellowship program will provide opportunities for fellows to develop clinical competence in the field of gastroenterology, including exposure to hepatology, clinical nutrition, gastrointestinal oncology, radiology, and pathology. While this is a subspecialty program, training will emphasize the trainee functioning as a total physician, internist, and consultant, with an interest in the entire person and their environment.
  2. The training program will be three years in duration and will provide the opportunity for the trainee to observe and manage patients with a wide variety of digestive disorders in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
  3. The training program will provide access to the basic and clinical sciences necessary to develop the skills needed to practice sound gastroenterology.
  4. The training program will be designed to teach critical analysis and reasoning relative to clinical and investigative problems in gastroenterology and to examine choices considering current cost/benefit analysis.
  5. The training program will be designed to teach both cognitive and technical aspects of gastrointestinal endoscopy.
  6. The training program will offer in-depth interaction with other disciplines, such as radiology, pathology, surgery, pediatrics, and nutrition. Principles of psychosomatic medicine will also be taught.
  7. While this is primarily a clinical training program, it is recognized that research training is mandatory for all fellows in training and will receive appropriate emphasis.