All programs must complete and submit a participation agreement for the upcoming 2022-2023 application and matching process, even if they do not plan to participate in the match. The participation agreement can be found here: FC Main Match Participation Agreement 2022
The Fellowship Council Program Directors Summit will take place virtually, via Zoom on the following date and time:
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BkMze1mSS-usT6gx4LYT_A
All Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, Coordinators and Core Faculty are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Suzanne Quon at [email protected].
Regards,
The Fellowship Council
The Fellowship Council application for the Non-ACGME Advanced Colorectal and Thoracic Fellowship matching process is open, with the deadline to apply November 10, 2020. The fellowships for this matching cycle begin on August 1, 2021.
THORACIC SURGERY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
These fellowships are comprehensive training programs in advanced non-cardiac thoracic surgery, intended for those who have graduated from or intend to complete an ACGME cardiothoracic residency. Foreign medical graduates who do not plan to practice in the United States are also eligible. It is not intended as an alternative path to thoracic credentialing, but rather as an enhancement for specialized training in minimally invasive and robotic techniques, multidisciplinary thoracic and foregut oncology, and benign and malignant foregut surgery.
COLORECTAL SURGERY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
The colorectal fellowship programs are intended for trainees who have successfully completed or intend to complete a colorectal surgery residency program accredited by the ACGME. International medical graduates who have not completed a general surgery residency program accredited by the ACGME and are not certified by or eligible for certification by the American Board of Surgery may also be eligible for training in a Fellowship Council accredited program. Successful completion of a Fellowship Council accredited colorectal surgery fellowship DOES NOT, under any circumstances, qualify for eligibility for certification by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
The Fellowship Council Non-ACGME Advanced Colorectal and Thoracic Fellowship programs are listed on the Fellowship Council web site at https://www.fellowshipcouncil.org/directory-of-fellowships/?match=2.
IMPORTANT MATCHING PROCESS DATES:
August 3, 2020 – Application Process Opens
November 10, 2020 – Application Process Closes
November 10, 2020 – Letters of Recommendation Deadline
November 24, 2020 – Inform Applicants of Interview Status
January 4, 2021 – Rank Order List Start
January 14, 2021 – Rank Order List Deadline
January 21, 2021 – Scramble Day
January 22, 2021 – Date for Announcement of Fellowship Matches
August 1, 2021 – Fellowships Begin
How to Apply:
Applicants may find additional information about the Fellowship Council at www.fellowshipcouncil.org.
Please contact The Fellowship Council with questions at 310-437-0555 x 163 or email [email protected].
Regards,
The Fellowship Council
Dear Fellowship Council Program Directors, Associate Program Directors and Coordinators,
We are pleased to announce a new Foregut Fellowship designation type that is co-sponsored by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT). This new Foregut fellowship designation will be available as of August 1, 2020.
The Fellowship Council (FC) is charged with the accreditation of programs according to criteria set forth by the sponsoring societies which include AHPBA, AHS, ASCRS, ASMBS, SAGES and SSAT. Per FC policy, programs are required to submit a request for a designation change via the accreditation or member change process for: a) the addition of the Foregut designation to their existing designation type, or b) the reclassification to the Foregut designation type.
Foregut Fellowship Criteria
SAGES, ASBMS and SSAT proposed the new designation in recognition of the increasing importance of specialized training in foregut disease. The fellowship curriculum will focus on the diagnosis and management of complex foregut disease processes.
Access the full criteria here.
SAGES, ASBMS and SSAT are also considering a Foregut Fellowship Certification Program for those fellows who complete training in a designated program. Information will be forthcoming through the societies.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Fellowship Council Executive Director Maria Cummings ([email protected]).
Thank you for your commitment to surgical education and training.
Regards,
The Fellowship Council
SAGES
ASMBS
SSAT
The Fellowship Council (FC) recognizes that fellows, program directors, and faculty may be called on to provide care that is outside the normal scope of our daily practice. Given the extraordinary crisis that we are currently under, it is incumbent upon all of us to do our part to contribute to and support the delivery of care to patients, in accordance with established institutional guidelines. We support the recommendations put forth from the ACGME, American College of Surgeons, SAGES, ASMBS, and other professional societies in providing care in this challenging situation.
The FC expects that fellows be both aware of and able to appropriately respond to this viral disease. They must understand the expected type of patient care contact and the patient care they might need to provide in the context of their respective specialty educational programs. The FC also expects Sponsoring Institutions and their hospital, medical center, and ambulatory care sites to provide residents, fellows, and faculty and other staff members with adequate resources, facilities, and training to properly recognize and care for these patients, including the need to take a complete travel and exposure history in patients presenting with signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19.
At the current time, there are very few physicians who have had experience treating patients with COVID-19, and who have expertise in managing the unique treatment and infection control protocols and procedures required. In this context the FC expects that: