Fellowship Program

Fellowship Program Information and Application

The Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition at the University of Kentucky conducts a 3 year training program in clinical gastroenterology.   Specialized training during the third year is available in advanced endoscopy, hepatology and inflammatory bowel diseases.

The primary site for the training program is the University of Kentucky Medical Center, which includes the acute care hospital, a recently renovated outpatient GI clinic, and the hospital’s state-of-the-art Endoscopy Center.  The latter affords comprehensive training opportunities in basic and advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy.

In addition, the program utilizes the adjacent Lexington VA Hospital and Samaritan UK Healthcare Hospital, located a few blocks away from the main hospital. They are both acute care hospitals which include excellent and comprehensive endoscopy suites and new outpatient GI clinics.

The Division also enjoys excellent collaborative and collegial interactions with other Departments in the medical center, which serve to enhance the educational opportunities for trainees.  These include a dedicated GI pathologist, who conducts a bi-weekly teaching conference directed at GI and pathology trainees; an excellent and well-equipped radiology department with physicians who are adept at diagnostic and therapeutic radiologic procedures; and the newly developed Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, whose outstanding surgeons provide superior surgical expertise in all types of laparoscopic procedures.

All gastroenterology trainees completing the program during the last 20 years have achieved board certification in gastroenterology.  In addition, the program has maintained full accreditation with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).  At the most recent site visit of the ACGME Residence Review Committee (RRC) in January, 2007, the review committee commended the program for its demonstrated substantial compliance with the ACGME’s requirements for Graduate Medical Education.  The only recommendation was to include instruction for the fellows in pain management.

The University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the heart of the bluegrass state.  Lexington is a city of about 250,000 people with scenic and quiet neighborhoods, good public and private schools, a low crime rate, and great restaurants and shopping.  Sports excitement can be found at UK basketball and football games and the Keeneland thoroughbred race track. Nearby are great outdoor activities in the mountains of eastern Kentucky.  Fellows and their families find living in Lexington to be an enjoyable bonus to the excellent GI training program.

GI CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 08-09 (Download Schedule Word Format)
FELLOW’S SERVICE SCHEDULE 08-09(Download Schedule Word Format)

NOTICE:

All gastroenterology fellowship trainees at the University of Kentucky must have
a full Kentucky medical license. Accordingly, applications will only be considered
from those individuals who meet licensing requirements. A copy of the full
licensure requirements can be obtained from the Kentucky Board of Medical
Licensure (KBML, 310 Whittington Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40222,
Tel: 502-429-8046). The following summarizes these requirements:

1. You must have graduated from an approved medical school. All Medical
Schools in the United States of America and Canada approved by the Liaison
Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the Canadian Medical Association
(CMA) meet this requirement. Other medical school education is evaluated by
the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure on an individual basis.

2. United States and Canadian medical school graduates must complete at least
one year of postgraduate training approved by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the National Joint committee (NJC).
Graduates of non-U.S./Canadian medical schools must complete three years of
ACGME or NJC approved postgraduate training that includes 12 months of clinical
training.

3. You must have received a passing score on the USMLE exam, or hold a full
license in another state or Canadian province as a result of passing a licensing
exam.

4. Foreign medical graduates must possess permanent ECFMG certification or proof of certification by an approved U.S. specialty board.

All applications must be submitted electronically via the ERAS (Electronic
Residency Application Service). NO PAPER APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED.

All the fellowship positions offered are Clinical Track and through the
National Residency Matching Program.

Fellowship Program Director:

Luis R. Peña, M.D., F.A.C.G.
Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director
University of Kentucky Medical Center
800 Rose Street, Room MN 649
Lexington Kentucky 40536

Fellowship Program Coordinator:

Madeline Flynn
mlflyn2@email.uky.edu

Timeline for positions National Residency Matching Program.

Fall December 20 (NO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AFTER DECEMBER 20)
Residents apply to fellowship program by manually submitting applications to
program of choice.

December
NRMP sends enrollment information to gastroenterology training directors

January
GI Fellowship Match Opens! NRMP on-line registration by programs and
participants

January April
Programs interview applicants

April
Rank Order List (ROL) opens for programs and applicants

June
Rank Order List (ROL) Certification due to NRMP from programs and applicants

Match Day! Match results for programs and applicants are posted to the NRMP
Web site at noon EDT.