Curriculum & Schedule

Instruction in our program is based on a core curriculum and multi-disciplinary approach that encompasses every aspect of clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. Fellows will have hands-on training at the main campus hospital in Ann Arbor, as well as our satellite hospitals which include Chelsea Hospital and Trinity Health Livingston and Trinity Health Livonia. Outpatient experiences will include a weekly Gastroenterology continuity clinic occurring throughout all 3 years, as well as attendance at specialty clinics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Hepatology at Huron Gastro. Fellows will also spend 1 month on the liver transplant consult service during the second year and 1 month rotating through outpatient hepatology clinics at the University of Michigan during the third year. There will be robust training in endoscopic procedures throughout all 3 years with dedicated endoscopy blocks and ample opportunities for endoscopy when rotating at the satellites. Senior fellows will also have some exposure to advanced procedures including ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound. The curriculum includes weekly didactic lectures, multi-disciplinary IBD conferences, clinical practice meetings, lectures with GI pathologists and radiologists, and M&M conference. Opportunities to arrange elective rotations are available to third-year fellows. In addition to clinical training, fellows will develop an understanding and appreciation of clinical and outcomes research during the course of the fellowship. All fellows will have a mentor and complete a research project during their 3 years of fellowship. They will be encouraged to publish their research in a peer-reviewed journal and/or present their research at a national meeting.

Rotation Schedule

New for the 2023-24 academic year, we are transitioning away from a monthly block schedule to a 26 block, bi-weekly block schedule. This will allow the schedule to be distributed fairly and account for some longer vs. shorter months.

Our detailed block diagram can be found here (PDF, 139KB).

Call Schedule

Average 1 in 6 weekday at-home call

Weekend call structure will vary depending on whether the assigned fellow is on an elective or inpatient rotation

Conferences

Fellows are encouraged to attend one national conference in both 2nd and 3rd year of training. First-year fellows have time blocked to attend the advanced skills endoscopy training in Chicago. Our department has travel stipends to help offset travel costs.

Educational Meetings

A comprehensive review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will be covered in a weekly lecture series throughout the fellowship. There will also be routine journal clubs, morbidity and mortality conferences, a weekly multidisciplinary GI tumor board meeting, as well as a multidisciplinary inflammatory bowel disease conference.