Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship
The overarching goal of the post-doctoral fellowship program in Pediatric Gastroenterology/Hepatology at Yale is to equip the subspecialty residents with the clinical and research skills to become independent and productive academic pediatric gastroenterologists. Yale University has a prestigious pediatric gastroenterology fellowship training program. Yale fellowship training program in pediatric gastroenterology was first established in 1988 by Dr. Frederick Suchy, and since then, the Yale University School of Medicine has pioneered the training of academic scholars. NIH support was first obtained in 1990 with training focused on developmental gastroenterology first with Dr Frederick Suchy as the PI (1990-1996), then with Dr. Susan Moyer as the PI (1996-2002). Currently Dr. Pramod Mistry leads the section and Dr Dinesh Pashankar is the fellowship director.
Overview of the Training Program by Year
- Year One
- Four ambulatory Gastroenterology clinics (1/2 day)
- Ambulatory Hepatology clinic (1/2 day every third week)
- Ambulatory IBD clinic (1/2 day every month)
- Inpatient service (10 months per year)
- Endoscopy service
- Call weekdays (2 weeks/month) and every third weekend
- Four ambulatory Gastroenterology clinics (1/2 day)
- Year Two
- Laboratory research
- Ambulatory Gastroenterology clinic (1/2 day per week)
- Ambulatory Hepatology clinic (1/2 day every third week)
- Endoscopy service (1/2 day per week)
- Inpatient service (1 month per year)
- Call weekdays (1 week /month) and every third weekend
- Laboratory research
- Year Three
- Laboratory research
- Ambulatory Gastroenterology clinic (1/2 day per week)
- Ambulatory Hepatology clinic (1/2 day every third week)
- Endoscopy service (1/2 day per week)
- Inpatient service (1 month per year)
- Call weekdays (1 week /month) and weekend (every third)
- Laboratory research
Clinical Experience
At Yale, fellows acquire clinical experience throughout their training. The first year fellow spends most of the time on the inpatient and outpatient clinical service and learns various aspects of clinical practice of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Second and third year f ellows continue their clinical experience during the research years. They attend Gastroenterology and Hepatology clinics on a weekly basis. They also continue to perform procedures and take calls on regular basis.
Research Experience
Yale University is well known for its cutting edge research activities. Fellows spend a minimum of two years in research activities, with many fellows extending the period of research training to three years. Extending the period of research experience provides fellows with additional time for course work and, more importantly, allows them to become involved in more challenging and technically demanding research projects. It is our belief that the acquisition of high quality research skills is fundamental to a viable long-term career in academic medicine. We have assembled a group of preceptors for research training which is broad based and represents some of the most outstanding investigators with expertise in a broad range of biomedical disciplines relevant to pediatric GI/ hepatology research.
