Gastroenterology Fellowship Training Program
The Gastroenterology Fellowship Program is a 3-year, ACGME accredited program. Within the Fellowship, GI fellows spend approximately 6 months on research. The remainder of the training is spent on a mix of inpatient rotations, as well as outpatient selective rotations. Clinical training consists of two-month rotations at each of the five teaching hospitals. On inpatient rotations, fellows coordinate the GI consult service (in conjunction with an attending staff gastroenterologist, advanced practice providers, rotating internal medicine residents, and medical students) and perform endoscopic procedures. New consultations, follow-up hospital encounters, and participation in endoscopic procedure clinics are supervised by staff gastroenterologists. Call is taken at home. Fellows are fully supervised by staff gastroenterologists during on-call time. Each week, fellows have dedicated time on Thursday afternoons for didactics. These sessions may include journal club discussions, fellow case presentations, faculty lectures, basic science and research presentations, and visiting speakers. The training rotations are completed at University of Minnesota- M Health Fairview, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Hennepin County Medical Center, Regions Hospital, and Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Each teaching hospital has its own conference schedules, including internal medicine grand rounds, and M&M conferences.
Application Process
Applications
Applications for the Gastroenterology Fellowship are accepted through ERAS.
Interviews
Interviews are generally conducted between September and October each year. No interview will be granted without a completed application.
Program Director
Kimberly Viskocil, MD
Dr. Kimberly Viskocil is the Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship Training Program at the University of Minnesota. Prior to taking on this role, Dr. Viskocil served as the Gastroenterology Fellowship Associate Program Director as well as Director of the GI pathophysiology course for the medical school. Her areas of clinical interest include the management of disorders of the gut-brain interaction.