Gastroenterology Program Description

Teaching, research, and clinical activities in gastroenterology at The University of Texas-Houston Science Center (UTHHSC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC), and their affiliated hospitals (Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital) are coordinated through the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. These affiliations provide the GI Fellow with exposure not only to a large and diverse population, but also to a faculty renowned in most areas of gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

The Combined Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at UTHHSC and UTMDACC is a three-year clinical/research fellowship. First-year fellows are accepted to the program each year. Each fellow will have a basic core curriculum involving rotations at each of the affiliated facilities. In preparing the gastroenterologist for the next millennium, the training must move beyond that of simply providing a general Gastroenterology experience. Therefore, each fellow, in consultation with faculty members, will track into a sub-subspecialty which will provide them with specific expertise beyond that of a general gastroenterologist. The tracks available are: GI Oncology, Transplant Medicine, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Outcomes Research/Epidemiology, GI Motility, Nutrition, and Basic Research. Fellows may propose an individualized sub-specialty track to be approved by the program director. Each of these tracks will be individualized in consultation with faculty mentors.

Fellows are expected to participate in clinical research, basic research, or other scholarly activities. At the conclusion of the three-year fellowship training, the fellow will be a fully trained gastroenterologist who will be able to diagnose, treat, and manage all forms of gastrointestinal and liver disease.