Requirements

Duration

One year with possible extension to second year

Funding

Provided

Background

The Fellowship program is based at The Mount Sinai Medical Center and is under the auspices of the Department of Pathology and Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology. It has been in existence since 1994. Graduates have attained international recognition in GI Pathology and fill leading positions at prestigious medical institutions in the United States and abroad. Mount Sinai is internationally renowned both as heir to a rich tradition in gastroenterology and as a leader in the field, with preeminence in, among others, the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel diseases, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, laparoscopic bowel surgery, clinical research in IBD, and basic research in GI oncology and immunology. Mount Sinai is also one of the few U.S. medical centers approved for small intestinal transplantation. The Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology, with four full-time attending pathologists, maintains plays an integral role in these endeavors and maintains a close working relationship with Mount Sinai’s clinicians and researchers, offering the fellow unparalleled opportunities for professional development.

Responsibilities

The fellow is expected to spend approximately 90 percent of the time in the clinical setting and 10 percent in research. Clinical duties include participation in signing out all surgical GI specimens, biopsies, and consult cases. Educational duties include formal presentation of cases at pathology and combined clinical conferences, didactic presentations to pathology and clinical staff, and participation in training of residents in the gross examination, clinical correlation, and processing of surgical specimens. The fellow will participate in Divisional research activities and is encouraged to develop or join collaborative research projects with other clinical and research departments, culminating in scholarly contributions to the medical literature.