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Academic ClinicianWho should applyWe are seeking applicants who will become future leaders in research, education and clinical care in gastroenterology and hepatology. Our Division is one of the most highly ranked nationally for our clinical work and for the quantity and quality of our research. Many of our faculty members are nationally and internationally prominent. We are very selective in our choice of fellows. Our fellows have consistently trained in internal medicine at the best university programs. Because our research fellowship slots are funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, fellows must be US citizens or permanent residents. Stipends are in accordance with the NIH scale depending on years of previous related experience. Clinical fellows are paid from our clinical funds in accordance with the Graduate Medical Education (GME) pay scale. How many slots are availableThe number of slots available varies by year. Each year we offer 1-3 positions. For the year 2009 we anticipate two available slots. Gastroenterology Rejoins the Match Along with many other institutions, again we will be participating in the GI Match recently reinstituted in 2006 for positions beginning July 1, 2009. The AGA has made available on its web site a list of programs participating in the Match. The listing is featured on the Education and Training section of www.gastro.org. The National Residency Match Program (NRMP) has a web site, www.nrmp.org, for detailed information on how the Match program works. For 2009, we have decided to participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). To learn how to apply, how the process works, and those GI programs participating in this process, please visit www.aamc.org/eras. Applicants can apply electronically through ERAS to programs of their choice beginning Thursday, November 15, 2007. We require - through ERAS - the following application materials: application, resume, personal statement, USMLE test scores steps I and II, transcript, and three letters of recommendation. Our program offers three fellowship tracks: one clinical (academic clinician), and two research tracks feeding into the general fellowship program (digestive disease epidemiology and basic science). All three tracks are listed for participation in the Match program, as, respectively, clinical, clinical outcomes/investigator, and basic science. Clinical is our traditional three-year clinical program. Clinical outcomes/investigator requires two years of MPH work and two years of clinical work. Basic science requires two years of bench work and two years of clinical work. All tracks prepare fellows for eligibility to sit for GI board exams. You may designate whichever track(s) are of interest to you. However, please note that if you choose more than one track, your application will be considered for only one track for interview and will be routed to that particular review committee. In tamdem with the Match, we plan to interview candidates from February through April 2008. Match notification will occur sometime in late June 2008. We appreciate your interest in our program. If you have any questions, please feel to contact the fellowship program administrator:
Stephen M. Kennedy, PhD skennedy@med.unc.edu |
