The mission of the Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program is to provide training/experience for fellows to become excellent academic pediatric transplant Hepatologist, with the mission of Emory University School of Medicine as a guideline. The clinical and educational experiences in our program serve this goal.
Our program has the patient volume and clinical exposure, formal curriculum, and appropriate degree of faculty supervision to meet the principal aim of our program within the 12-month period allotted. We expect our graduates to be competent Pediatric Transplant Hepatologists and to be active contributors in the field of Pediatric Transplant Hepatology through research and/or quality improvement.
Application Process:
Please complete an application through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) to apply for a Fellowship. To be considered, applicants must have completed an accredited three-year pediatric residency by the beginning of the Fellowship program. A completed application file will include:
- Completed application form: (including J1 & H1B)
- Current curriculum vitae
- Personal statement (The personal statement should include a description of previous research and clinical experience, the reason for interest in the Pediatric Fellowship, and an indication of your career goals.)
- Three letters of reference. One letter should be from the Director of your Residency Training Program
- Final Resident Evaluation / Milestone Evaluation
- USMLE Score Reports
- Official Medical School Transcript & Diploma
- ECFMG report, if applicable
- A recent photograph
Curriculum:
- Inpatient Hepatology Rotation (6 months – 9 months): The fellow spends more time on the inpatient services than on any other rotation during the fellowship. During these months the fellow sees a wide range of acute and chronic liver disease in two distinct settings. On the wards, the fellow manages decompensated cirrhosis and acute on chronic liver failure and also provides consultative services. The fellow works closely with transplant surgeons and intensivists to manage a spectrum of critical illness from acute liver failure to peri- and post-transplant complications. The fellow has ample opportunity to perform procedures for a variety of indications, including upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, control of gastrointestinal hemorrhage and liver biopsy
- Outpatient Hepatology Clinics (6 months): In our outpatient clinics the fellow gains important experience in general hepatology, including viral hepatitis, metabolic liver disease, NAFLD, autoimmune hepatitis, CF associated liver disease and Hepatoblastoma and other hepatic malignancies or benign liver masses. The experience in general hepatology clinics is primarily in the second half of the fellowship year
- Transplant Continuity Clinic (weekly throughout the fellowship): The fellow attends transplant clinic once weekly. In Transplant clinic, the fellow manages acute and chronic complications and healthcare maintenance of liver transplant recipients from immediately post-transplant to long term survivors. This is a multidisciplinary clinic with surgeons, hepatologists, social work, nutritionist, psychologists and mid-level providers all in attendance
- Research Rotation: While the focus of the fellowship is on clinical training, we reserve at least two months for the fellow to develop and complete a research project. It is recommended that the fellow plan the project in the months leading up to arrival at Children's in order to maximize efficiency and productivity during the fellowship. Our faculty members have a variety of research interests and can mentor the fellow in nearly every area of hepatology. The fellow also participates in a quality improvement initiative that can be incorporated into research or completed independently. This period can also be used for quality improvement projects.
- Academic Conferences (weekly throughout fellowship): Most days of the week include regularly scheduled clinical and academic conferences throughout the medical center. The Division holds its academic conferences on Tuesday afternoons. The fellow presents at monthly case conference and journal club and prepares one grand rounds presentation during the fellowship. The fellow also participates in weekly transplant selection committee, radiology and pathology conferences, monthly M&M conference and quarterly research conference. Conferences in general gastroenterology are also available through Emory’s/Children's gastroenterology fellowship.
Why US?
- One of the top pediatric hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report
- Named to Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America
- Home to one of the leading pediatric gastrointestinal, hepatology (including liver transplantation) and nutrition programs in the country
- Ranked among the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the country for liver transplant volumes
Welcome to Atlanta!
- Ranked among the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, Atlanta combines Southern hospitality with the amenities of any world-class city. Over 4 million residents enjoy Atlanta’s rich history and cultural diversity. Whether you are a sports fanatic, history buff or have a love of the arts, Atlanta offers something for everyone.
- Cost of living is less expensive compared to other major cities
- Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, the world’s busiest airport
- Home to more than 15 Fortune 500 companies and more than 20 Fortune 1000 companies
- Museums, theaters, concerts, artistic shopping areas
- Professional sports teams including the Atlanta Falcons, Braves, Hawks and Thrashers, Atlanta Silverbacks
- Vast number of restaurant options including a wealth of ethnic cuisines
Library Facilities
- Medline CD-ROM searches can be performed through Emory University medical library from the computers in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition section offices. All fellows will have access to the Emory University library facilities which are expansive, particularly the Woodruff Medical Library in the Dental Building on the Emory Campus. A well supplied library is also available at Children’s at Arthur M. Blank Hospital with access to Medline services as well.
- Library facilities available include a small pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition library in the pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition section, which contains the major gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition, liver transplant and pediatric journals.
Relationships
- The responsibilities of the fellowship trainees differ markedly from pediatric residents. Pediatric residents are responsible for writing orders and directly managing the patients. The fellows function in a consulting and attending role, much the same as they will when they join the faculty of a medical school. Moreover, during the 3 years of fellowship training, the fellow will receive both formal and informal training on appropriate billing and coding, thereby facilitating transition to the faculty level and providing an understanding of the business of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition.
- All patients on the inpatient service are managed jointly by the house staff and fellows. Relationships between pediatric gastroenterology trainees and colleagues in other sections and departments are handled on a personal level. Fellows are encouraged to attend pediatric grand rounds at both Children’s Arthur M. Blank Hospital and at Grady Memorial Hospital on a weekly basis, as well as other radiology and pathology conferences scheduled monthly, in addition to journal club and case reviews sessions which are scheduled weekly. Attendance at these latter sessions held by the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is required.
- As an additional educational opportunity optional for the fellows, weekly, basic sciences seminars are conducted the Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Diseases within the Department of Internal Medicine under the direction of Vincent Yang, MD, PhD. Fellows are encouraged to attend whenever possible to interact with the adult gastroenterology fellows, faculty and attending physicians