2009-10 Application process is closed. 

Applications for the 2010-11 program are now being accepted.

This highly-competitive program is designed for GI fellows who express an interest in learning more about inflammatory bowel disease (irrespective of their plans to be in private practice or stay in academics). Ideally, the program targets GI fellows who are at centers that do not have IBD-specific curricula or a sufficient volume of patients for training. This program is supported through an unrestricted educational grant.

The one-month observation program is held at leading IBD Centers throughout the country. Participating leading IBD Centers* include:

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
• Massachusetts General
• Mt. Sinai Medical Center
• University of California at San Francisco
• University of Chicago Medical Center
• University of North Carolina
• University of Pittsburgh

The program has limited space and is open to GI Fellows interested in a one-month all-expenses-paid rotation in either adult or pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. The expenses include provisions for salary, travel expenses and  reimbursement for your home institution. Participant selection criteria include the following:

Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited fellowship training program within the U.S. at the time of application and at the time of scheduled rotation. Candidates employed by a participating host institution may apply and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, but candidates from other programs will receive priority. This will be determined by the review committee. For a complete list of host institutions please email IBDFellowship@ccfa.org.  Candidates should express a specific interest in IBD education for a future career (not necessarily IBD specialty or academics). Candidates should have the full support of their program director for time away from the candidate's home institution for the duration of the program (one month).

Here is what former Fellows are saying about the program:

"I've already recommended the program to the rest of the fellows in my program.  Three of them applied and one got accepted."

 "I wanted to share with you what a truly wonderful experience I had during my one month CCFA sponsored IBD Fellowship.  In seeking this fellowship, I had certain goals in mind; I wanted to be exposed to a successful IBD group in practice, learn from its experienced clinicians and begin to understand the framework on which its successes are built. In my month long Visiting IBD Fellow rotation I achieved all this and more.  You have an amazing depth and breadth of IBD focused faculty, clinics and conferences such that during a one month rotation I could learn more there than most other institutions could offer in a year.  Remarkable!  I am excited now to incorporate what I have learned and bring it back where I am now beginning as junior faculty in our GI division."

Interested candidates should click on the link below to download an application. All completed applications should be emailed or faxed to:

Email: IBDfellowship@ccfa.org
Fax: 212-779-4098

All candidates will receive notification upon receipt of their completed application form. Additional notices will be sent finalizing the review and selection process. Any questions may be directed to Nahima Ahmed at the email address above.

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The Visiting IBD Fellow Program 2009-2010 is sponsored by unrestricted educational grants from Centocor.

*Host centers subject to change.

updated 10/21/09.