Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

The University of Utah Division of Gastroenterology offers an accredited three-year training program in gastroenterology and hepatology. There are currently 9 total fellows in our program.  Starting in the academic year 2025, we will begin the expansion of our fellowship program to gradually reach 12 total fellows (4 each year).  We have seen recent significant growth in our state and surrounding very large catchment area, coinciding with a significant increase in the size of our faculty and expansion of our clinic sites.    

Our curriculum provides fellows with the technical skills necessary, and the practical experience required for the practice of gastroenterology.  Our fellowship program is designed to provide extensive clinical and research experiences guided by our faculty experts which will prepare postgraduate fellows to sit for the ABIM Subspecialty Board Exam in Gastroenterology.  Our fellows are exceptionally prepared for practice post-fellowship and proceed to a wide variety of positions including advanced endoscopy fellowships, transplant hepatology fellowships, academic positions, and private practice/hospital-employed positions.  

Fellows also assist in the education of house staff (medical students and residents) through patient consultations, seminars, and presentations.

The current fellowship training program rotations include:

• University of Utah Hospital/Huntsman Cancer Hospital inpatient consultations and procedures
• SLC VA inpatient consultations and procedures
• University of Utah Hospital inpatient hepatology/liver transplant service
  
  • We do not have a 4th-year liver transplant fellow at the University of Utah, giving our fellows rotating on hepatology the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of hepatology and liver transplant
• University of Utah Hospital/Huntsman Cancer Hospital biliary/therapeutic consultations and procedures
  
  • We do not have a 4th-year advanced endoscopy fellow, giving our fellows rotating on the biliary/therapeutic service the opportunity to see consults and perform a wide range of advanced endoscopy procedures
• SLC VA hepatobiliary
  
  • Mix of biliary/therapeutic clinic, hepatology clinics, and outpatient endoscopy
• SLC VA endoscopy rotation
  
  • Outpatient procedures
• SLC VA special populations rotation
  
  • Non-clinical rotation designed to include a variety of training including reading capsule endoscopy, and learning to read esophageal manometry studies; there is also time built into this rotation for board review and research/scholarly activity
• University of Utah community clinics rotation
  
  • Rotation through our outpatient centers for general GI clinic and endoscopy experience
• Research
  
  • Dedicated time for research/scholarly activity
• Elective
  
  • The elective month can be individualized to the fellows' needs and could potentially involve an extra research/scholarly activity month or a variety of clinical rotations of the fellows' choice.  An away/travel elective could also be arranged.  

Thank you for your interest in our fellowship program.  Please see our video below for additional information regarding our program.