A GI fellowship is a training program for licensed physicians who have completed part of a residency program in internal medicine or pediatrics. The application process involves completing an online scholarship application and submitting it to scholarship programs, followed by interviews and matching with programs through a computer algorithm. Educational experiences and letters of recommendation are required. The application process begins in December and interviews are conducted from January to May, with match results published in June.
A gastroenterology (GI) fellowship is a training program available to internal physicians or pediatric physicians, completion of which will allow physicians to practice as specialists in gastroenterology. Applicants for a GI fellowship must be licensed physicians who have completed part or all of a residency program in internal medicine or pediatrics. The scholarship application is completed online and submitted to scholarship programs; these programs may invite selected candidates for interviews. After the interviews are completed, candidates and programs are matched by a computer program.
To obtain a GI scholarship, several educational experiences are required. Completion of high school, earning an undergraduate degree, completion of medical school, and completion of at least one year of residency in pediatrics or internal medicine are required. Physicians typically apply for a GI fellowship in the second or third year of their residency programs.
Physicians can apply for a GI grant through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). This is an online program that allows physicians to develop an application and submit it to any fellowship program they are interested in. All information must be entered into the ERAS program by December of the year of application. Physicians who submit their applications in December will not start their fellowships for more than a year and a half; as an example, those who sent their applications in December 2011 would start scholarships in July 2013.
The ERAS application requires filling in information in several different categories. It provides a standardized way to include information commonly found in the resume. Sections for educational experiences, work experiences, research publications, research projects, personal interests, volunteer experiences, and extracurricular activities are included. Applicants must also provide letters of recommendation from professors in their residency programs.
Invitations to interview for a GI Fellowship generally begin in January and will continue to be sent out through March. The interview season lasts approximately from January to May. Applicants are generally responsible for paying their own travel expenses to attend interviews. Often, the candidate will need to arrive at the interview location the night before to attend a dinner with members currently in the fellowship program. Interview day typically includes interviews with at least three faculty members and also includes tours of the facility.
After the candidate watches the interviews, he or she uses the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) to rank which programs he or she would like to participate in. GI Fellowship Programs will also make a ranked list of which candidates they would like to hire. Both sets of lists are entered online and the NRMP uses a computer algorithm to match programs with candidates. Match results are published in June.
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