Nutrition Fellowship to transition into GI

[Captdoc]

Hi all

I had a question regarding obtaining a GI residency. As it has become super competitive will doing a year of Nutrition fellowship make me a better candidate or is that no longer desired.


I think most Hepatology fellowships now only accept fellows who have completed a GI program.

I graduated from an IM program and have research experience and wanted to apply in July of 2012 for the following year. I am just trying to figure out what makes my application look more competitive: Research, Nutrition fellowship?

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[libertarian]

Both research and nutrition fellowship will help pad your resume. One of the advantages of pursuing a nutrition fellowship is that they are in short supply. You could use this to your benefit when you apply for a GI fellowship position, by attempting to "sell yourself" as having a strong interest in nutrition, and staying on as faculty after fellowship as the nutrition GI guy... Of course they'll be pissed if you don't follow through with your word.