The Fellowship Council
The Fellowship Council recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in some additional challenges that fellowship programs may be faced with in the coming application and match cycle. Specifically, U.S. medical licensing examinations have been postponed, which may mean international applicants may be unable to meet eligibility criteria for licensing in some states. In addition, …
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 …
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 …
The US State Department has announced a suspension of routine visa services in most countries worldwide effective as of March 18, 2020. There is currently no date specified for when visa services will resume. This does not impact J-1 visa holders who are currently in the US but it will impact those abroad seeking J-1 …
The Fellowship Council is aware of the disruption that the COVID-19 outbreak has had on society, academic institutions and hospitals, and, consequently, on the 2021-2022 fellowship year Advanced GI, Advanced GI MIS, Bariatric, Flex Endo and HPB interview process. As a result, the Fellowship Council strongly advises that all future non-local fellowship interviews be conducted …