Official 2019-2020 GI Fellowship Application Cycle

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Intestinal Fortitude said:
How much does having a tech to set up the travel cart on call matter to folks?
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I push the cart and make sure the tech sets it up and created list of items for them for advanced and regular procedures.

It matters a lot but you have to push the cart sometimes. Is fellowship is not a real job.
 
Intestinal Fortitude said:
How much does having a tech to set up the travel cart on call matter to folks?
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Lots of programs and hospitals are gonna have the fellow do this. Pretty much most VA hospitals. retrospectively, weekend and night scopes happen only in true emergencies and those things ll help in the future job when one has to troubleshoot if its a new endo tech.
 
For those who already interviewed at WCM, what time the interviews typically conclude. thanks
 
cabergoline2 said:
I also wanna know..interviewing at some of these....
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It’s very hard to compare programs objectively but there are few things that you can consider....

I would favor:
- Bigger program (>30 faculty, 4 or more fellows per year) as this would reflect more resources, more mentor options, better networking.

- presence of T32 track even if you are not applying to it, as only programs with strong faculty and research experience can sustain this NIH funding

- Variety of clinical settings: training is more well rounded in a program that has private + VA + county hospital rather than private practice only (Mayo, Cleveland clinic). The diseases, patient background, scope experience varies a lot, this variety will enrich your clinical and scoping training and you’ll be ready to work wherever.

Hope this helps.
 
GastriqueGraffin said:
We call it scut work and I do not think it’s a positive. Sure, it’s helpful to know how to tech but after doing it a few times it’s not helpful.
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By the end of fellowship you can train techs and honestly they should give us a little diploma too. (Best tech support while completing gastroenterology and hepaltoogy fellowship)
 
akatiger_j said:
Info on wayne state?
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I have heard from fellows over there in both GI and other departments that GI department is the worst, even other specialties prefer to consult Gen Surg for scopes not GI, and the program overall is malignant
 
Intestinal Fortitude said:
How much does having a tech to set up the travel cart on call matter to folks?
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I don think setting up the cart is a big deal, it takes an extra 5-10min. I think the bigger question is do you have to clean the scope after you use it. This was a question I never knew to ask during interviews so I don’t know if it’s even a thing but I would consider needing to clean the scopes for after hours cases to be a deal breaker.
 
Lccjblu said:
I don think setting up the cart is a big deal, it takes an extra 5-10min. I think the bigger question is do you have to clean the scope after you use it. This was a question I never knew to ask during interviews so I don’t know if it’s even a thing but I would consider needing to clean the scopes for after hours cases to be a deal breaker.
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pre wash after scopes in VA was a thing i heard many ppl say
 
So we're getting down to the nitty gritty. I imagine marginal activity from here on out. At this point, was is a comfortable number of interviews to have?
 
Anyone willing to swap their SLU interview date? Mine is on 27th September. PM me if willing....
 
pcp2md said:
That is Cards not GI
www.latimes.com

USC cardiovascular fellowship to be stripped of national accreditation, in major setback

A national oversight panel has moved to revoke the accreditation of the USC medical school’s fellowship in cardiovascular disease, an embarrassing blow to the once-vaunted training program.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com
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Premed173 said:
I heard usc is on probation is this true?
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ShiShiMD said:
Please site a reference because I ca not find anything on ACGME site on this.
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“The ACGME also took the rare step of imposing immediate probation on the fellowship’s sponsoring institutions, USC and the L.A. County-USC Medical Center, concluding they “failed to demonstrate substantial compliance” with unspecified requirements.”

www.latimes.com

USC cardiovascular fellowship to be stripped of national accreditation, in major setback

A national oversight panel has moved to revoke the accreditation of the USC medical school’s fellowship in cardiovascular disease, an embarrassing blow to the once-vaunted training program.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com

I believe USC cards was shut down but the sponsoring institutions (I assume it means and all it’s other residency/fellowship programs) are on probation.
 
What dates are Henry ford interviewing? I got 27th September but was hoping to swap with someone! Seems like 27th is the most popular date with all GI PDs 🙁
 
does anyone know if UT Houston has more than one interview date? If yes is anyone interested in switching for a 10/4 interview? I have conflicting interviews.
 
aabs said:
does anyone know if UT Houston has more than one interview date? If yes is anyone interested in switching for a 10/4 interview? I have conflicting interviews.
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they don't offer more dates..
 
GastriqueGraffin said:
We call it scut work and I do not think it’s a positive. Sure, it’s helpful to know how to tech but after doing it a few times it’s not helpful.
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When you have been up for 24 hrs and its 3 AM and you just had the banding or bolus from hell, I assure you, you don't want to take another half hour washing your scope and drop it off at sterile processing while dealing with an endoscopic zamboni machine moving a 2mph accross hospital campus
 
aabs said:
does anyone know if UT Houston has more than one interview date? If yes is anyone interested in switching for a 10/4 interview? I have conflicting interviews.
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Has anyone actually received an interview confirmation after replying to the initial invite or been able to get in touch with the program coordinator??
 
Any chance someone can swap their 10/05 UNLV date with my 9/28 date?
 
Any insights on USF (looks like a fairly robust/diverse training experience online)? Or Florida programs in general relative to each other? @ShiShiMD you seem to know every program!?
 
DoctorGut-4 said:
Would 5 interviews be a safe number?
Just extremely concerned about not matching
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How many did you apply to? If you only have 3 bit applied to 10 there’s a different risk of not matching than if you applied to 100 and only got 3.
 
How do people feel about:

Cincinnati
Vermont
UT Houston

Any insight would be great thanks!
 
achalasicguy said:
anyone heard from SUNY Brooklyn or U Mississippi?
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Heard from Mississippi a couple of weeks ago. Was forced to decline the interview as they only offered 9/27 and 10/4..

Why does every program want to interview on 9/27 ?
 
yougotitdude said:
Any insights on USF (looks like a fairly robust/diverse training experience online)? Or Florida programs in general relative to each other? @ShiShiMD you seem to know every program!?
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USF very strong. Lots of procedures and you will see and learn all you have to in order to be a competent and compassionate gastroenterologist. Liver disease and IBD might be an issue since some months they don’t have clinics set up right. So ask about IBD and Liver exposure.

In general the best is UofF Jacksonville. Then Mayo (Florida) the rest are all even.

But make sure to ask about he advance procedure exposure also if this is something you should be able to at least observe and if you can get certified in by the program/ fellowship director if they allow it or have enough cases for you to perform.
 
AlexTheEvilOne said:
How do people feel about:

Cincinnati
Vermont
UT Houston

Any insight would be great thanks!
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Vemont great little program. Just make sure if they offering 1 or 2 spot. Since 1 spot always goes to internal.
 
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DoctorGut-4 said:
Applied to like 45
Not the best cycle but I’m still hopeful
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I think first wave interviews of 10-15% of the places that you applied to is reasonable for an applicant. So you are missing 1-2 programs but it’s not unreasonable. One more invite should ease any fears but if it doesn’t come I think 8% is well within the margin of error.
 
AMG
7/18: Vanderbilt
7/19: UTSW
7/21: Mayo, Vanderbilt
7/22: South Alabama, UWash
7/23: Yale, Methodist-Dallas, Duke
7/24: Mayo Jacksonville, ECU (Vidant)
7/25: Mayo Jacksonville
7/26: Cincinnati, Tulane, Vermont, BU, Oschner, UNC
7/29: Colorado, UNC, NYU, USF, UF Jacksonville, OHSU
7/30: MGH, Mayo, VCU, UIowa
7/31: UVA
8/1: Temple U, UMD, Dartmouth
8/2: UMichigan, Westchester, UCLA
8/3: Georgetown
8/5: Indiana, BWH, Scripps La Jolla, Maryland-NIH
8/6: OSU
8/7: Carolinas, Rochester, UC Davis, Maryland
8/9: Brown, UPMC, Rutgers RWJ, NYU, Saint Louis University, UTRGV DHR
8/12: Mount Sinai, Case Western, UMiami, Emory, Oklahoma University, Columbia
8/13: Coney Island, Northwestern, BIDMC
8/14: NYPQ, Loyola, UChicago, UTSW
8/15: Michigan, UTHSCSA
8/16: NSLIJ, UAB, Stanford, Emory
8/17: MUSC, Mt Sinai BI/SLR
8/18:Memorial Sloan Kettering
8/20: MetroHealth CW, UPenn, Albany, Carolinas medical centre
8/21: Wash U
8/23: Wash U, Guthrie, UCSD, UCSF, Cornell, CPMC
8/26: Utah
8/29: Medical College of Georgia, UMaryland Mercy, Johns Hopkins, University of Missouri-Kansas City
8/30: BIDMC, MS Elmhurst, Kaiser SF
9/3: Maimonides, John H Stroger (Cook County) Hospital
9/4: Allegheny General
9/5: University of Arkansas, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center (Temple, TX), UNM, UC Irvine
9/6: Stony Brook, NYP Brooklyn, University of Arizona-Phoenix, NIH, UTMB
9/9: UF
9/10: Monte, LAC+USC
9/11: KUMC, Howard
9/13: Cooper Univ
9/17: NJMS

IMG-Not needing Visa
7/23: Yale
7/25: MCW Milwaukee
7/30: UIowa, Mayo Rochester
8/7 Rochester
8/9 UPMC
8/9: Georgetown
8/12 Rush
8/13 Lehigh Valley.
8/14 UT south Western
8/14: Rush
8/15: Mount Sinai BI
8/20 University of arizona-tucson
8/23 : UT Houston, einstein (philadelphia)
8/27 : Mayo Arizona
9/13: Wayne State Univ

IMG-requiring visa
7/24: Mayo FL
7/25: Mayo Jax
7/24: MCW
7/28: UMissouri-Columbia
8/7: Cleveland clinic florida
8/9: Cedar Sinai
8/9: VCU
8/12: Case Western
8/12: Henry Ford/Wayne State
8/13: Loma Linda
8/19: University of Arizona - Tuscon
8/20: Case Western - Metrohealth
8/22: Methodist Houston
8/27: UNMC
8/29: Uni of Louisville
9/3: Baylor Dallas
9/4: UTHSC Memphis
9/5: Uni of Arkansas
9/6: Uni of Arizona Phoenix

Rejections:
AMG
8/5: BIDMC
8/6: BU, Vanderbilt
8/8: Tulane
8/14: UChicago
8/19: Rush,
8/20: UC Davis
8/21: U Wash
8/29: MGH
9/6- Georgetown
9/9- Mayo Arizona

IMG-Not needing Visa
7/30: Mayo Rochester
8/6: BU, Vanderbilt
8/8: Tulane
8/13: Aurora Health, BIDMC
8/14: UChicago
8/16 Cleveland Clinic FL
8/19: Scripps
8/21: Wash U
8/23: University of Wisconsin.
9/5: University of Kentucky

IMG-requiring visa
7/30: Mayo Clinic Rochester
8/05: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
8/06: Boston University Medical Center
8/06: Vanderbilt University
8/8: Tulane
8/13: Aurora Health Care Program
8/14: UChicago
8/16: UCLA
8/22: Northwestern
8/27: UT Houston
8/28: Icahn
8/29 University of Missouri-Columbia , MGH, Uni Of Arizona
8/30: Uni of Maryland
9/6: Medstar Georgetown
9/9 Uni of South Alabama
 
ShiShiMD said:
USF very strong. Lots of procedures and you will see and learn all you have to in order to be a competent and compassionate gastroenterologist. Liver disease and IBD might be an issue since some months they don’t have clinics set up right. So ask about IBD and Liver exposure.

In general the best is UofF Jacksonville. Then Mayo (Florida) the rest are all even.

But make sure to ask about he advance procedure exposure also if this is something you should be able to at least observe and if you can get certified in by the program/ fellowship director if they allow it or have enough cases for you to perform.
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So UF Jacksonville is better than UF Gainesvillle?
 
cabergoline2 said:
I got... The dates are coinciding with other interviews so will likely decline...
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If anyone is thinking about declining, especially with obviously coinciding dates, please do so as soon as possible. Many of us are still hanging nervously on very few invites. You may be helping a lot with an early decline. Thank you.
 
GutJuice said:
If anyone is thinking about declining, especially with obviously coinciding dates, please do so as soon as possible. Many of us are still hanging nervously on very few invites. You may be helping a lot with an early decline. Thank you.
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I have usually declined early... But for family reasons I don't want to miss out on DC/Baltimore area programs ...
 
can anyone comment on NYP-Queens vs NYP-Brooklyn? Do they mostly keep internal candidates? Haven't been able to find much online
 
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