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Starting this thread for people who have applied for advanced endoscopy fellowship application. Interviews will start coming this week. We can discuss questions or specific programs on this thread.
Was this week slow on invitations or what?!
I would like to know this also, if someone could help us out!I have a pretty general question. How competitive is an advanced endoscopy fellowship? Are national admission statistics reported somewhere? Do most people have a fair amount of research?
I have a pretty general question. How competitive is an advanced endoscopy fellowship? Are national admission statistics reported somewhere? Do most people have a fair amount of research?
Thanks, that is helpful. I imagine that due to many factors (less financial benefit, student debt, visa issues, less interest, some programs certifying in ERCP/EUS during fellowship, etc.) the 65 position for 100 applicants give or take sounds about right. Since it is clinical skill, are competitive applicants more based on evaluations and recommendations or other factors like research publications?2012-2014 data, might be something more recent out there:
Currently, there are 58 training programs in the United States listed in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, with 50 having 1 position per year, and 8 having 2 positions per year, resulting in the availability of 68 positions in 2015. The ASGE reports that the vast majority of these positions fill each year. For the past 2 years, there were slightly >100 applicants for approximately 65 positions. The American Board of Internal Medicine’s website lists about 520 fellows per year, which means that there are advanced endoscopy training positions for 13% of GI fellow graduates.
http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(15)00013-X/pdf
Thanks, that is helpful. I imagine that due to many factors (less financial benefit, student debt, visa issues, less interest, some programs certifying in ERCP/EUS during fellowship, etc.) the 65 position for 100 applicants give or take sounds about right. Since it is clinical skill, are competitive applicants more based on evaluations and recommendations or other factors like research publications?