Advanced Fellowships

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Advanced Fellowship

The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center of the University of Pittsburgh Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition is one of the largest programs in the U.S., offering a multidisciplinary complement of clinical care to a large patient cohort, all supported by a translational research program centered on precision medicine and diverse epidemiology as well as IBD genetics. The UPMC IBD Center has initiated the first IBD subspecialty medical home in the nation, Total Care-IBD, in partnership with the UPMC Health Plan.

The UPMC IBD Center offers a one-year, non-accredited fellowship opportunity for gastroenterologists interested in advanced study in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis diagnosis, disease management, and clinical and translational research. This program is geared toward an academic appointment, though the training experience will be adapted to individual goals and interests.

Key features of the UPMC IBD Advanced Fellowship opportunity include:

• IBD faculty thought leaders with an excellent and experienced support team.
• Multidisciplinary collaborations with:
  –  Total Care-IBD, the UPMC IBD Subspecialty Medical Home
  –  Colorectal Surgery
  –  Pathology
  –  Radiology
• Large research database with immediate clinical and translational research applications, including associations with IBD genetics.
• Cutting-edge subspecialty IBD multidisciplinary experience through Total Care-IBD.
• Unique and large IBD patient population, complemented by rounding experience on the inpatient IBD service, with opportunities for additional training in small bowel transplantation and parenteral nutrition (TPN), as well as collaboration with the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
• Weekly IBD case discussions and journal club, complemented by both didactic and research (original and critical appraisal) conferences.
• Educational involvement with IBD LIVE, a weekly, interactive, online med-surg physician case discussion series among 25+ east coast academic centers.

The successful candidate will serve as an instructor of medicine with the University of Pittsburgh | UPMC Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. While education, research and clinical time will be the priority for this training program, the advanced fellow will also be responsible for staffing a pre-negotiated number of weeks as an attending on an inpatient gastroenterology service.

CLICK HERE to view a flyer describing opportunities with the University of Pittsburgh IBD Advanced Fellowship Program, including application instructions. Applicants interested in a July 2024 start date may apply through September 1, 2023.