Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship

Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship The Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship program provides $60,000 in salary and benefit support for GI fellows pursuing an additional, full-year of training focused on patient care in advanced/transplant hepatology. The intent of the program is to prepare the trainee to be eligible for certification in transplant hepatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and/or the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).  ELIGIBILITY In order to be eligible for this fellowship, the applicant must meet the following criteria: The applicant must complete his/her GI fellowship training (at an ACGME approved institution) in the U.S. by July 1, 2014. The sponsoring institution must have a United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) approved liver transplant program, which must be in good standing and must perform at least 10 liver transplantations per year. The program must have a full-time faculty member or members capable of teaching a curriculum with a broad-base of knowledge in transplant medicine and hepatology. The program must provide training in living donor transplantation. For the duration of the fellowship period the applicant must have a faculty mentor who is active in hepatology at the applicant’s sponsoring institution; faculty mentor must be member of AASLD in good standing. The applicant must be member of AASLD by the award start date and maintain active membership for the duration of ...

Source: ScanGrants feed - June 17, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Source Type: funding