Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship

Overview

Three-year academic pediatric GI fellowship launched in 1981 that supports six fellows, with about one-third of time in inpatient clinical training.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

3 years

Start

Institution policyVUMC GME academic year begins 1 July in all GME programmes (the date most new residents and fellows begin training)

Positions

2 per year (6 fellows total)

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Institution policyGraduate of LCME- or AOA-accredited US school, or IMG with valid ECFMG certificate/full Tennessee licence; prerequisite training must be ACGME, RCPSC/CFPC or ACGME-I accredited

International applicants

Institution policyForeign medical graduates eligible with a valid ECFMG certificate (or full unrestricted Tennessee licence); programme-specific requirements also apply

Visa support

Institution policyJ-1 via ECFMG; H-1B considered case by case by programme with GME; no new O-1 applications supported

Licence requirement

Institution policyHouse staff train under a Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners licence exemption obtained by GME; full Tennessee licence needed for moonlighting and for non-ACGME clinical fellows with a secondary faculty appointment

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

NRMP

Funding

Funding

Institution policyPaid on VUMC stipend scale (effective 1/1/2026): PGY4 $81,933, PGY5 $84,801, PGY6 $87,769, PGY7 $90,841

Official sources