Gastroenterology Fellowship Program 

The University of Utah and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System have the only accredited three-year fellowship program in Gastroenterology in the Intermountain West. Two new fellowships are offered each year. Approximately 300 new patients are seen each month and approximately 700 endoscopic procedures are performed each month.  GI Fellows experience a rich training environment with rotations at the UUMC,  and VAMC.  All areas of GI and hepatology are provided through the fellowship program, including therapeutic endoscopy, liver transplant, motility, and endoscopic ultrasound.   

 

 

   Kathryn Peterson, M.D.
   Fellowship Director
 

Application Procedures

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Fellowship Training Program 

The Division of Gastroenterology, in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, offers a three-year program in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Two fellowship positions are open to applicants each year.

Physicians or residents interested in internships should apply throught the Electronic Resident Application Service (ERAS) at www.aamc.org/students/eras.  Applications are screened by a committee.  Selected applicants are invited for an interview.

ERAS Application for Training

Checklist for Foreign Medical Graduates

Training Program

Standards of Performance

  

For more information please contact:

Elizabeth Quinney

Academic Coordinator

Elizabeth.Quinney@hsc.utah.edu

(801) 587-3450

 

Please mail your completed application and supporting documentation to the Fellowship Program Director at the following address:

Kathryn A. Peterson, M.D.

University of Utah School of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
30 North 1900 East, Room 4R118
Salt Lake City, Utah 84132

 

GI/Hepatology Multidisciplinary CME accredited Conference

A GI/Hepatology multidisciplinary CME accredited conference is held each week and is open to gastroenterologists, surgeons, pathologists, and radiologists. There is also a monthly research seminar and monthly conferences in GI pathology, motility and radiology. The teaching programs are of the highest quality. The students and residents repeatedly have outstanding scores on national exams and the fellows consistently score well on subspecialty board exams.