Gastroenterology Fellowship at Farmington Hills

The gastroenterology fellowship at Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital is a three-year comprehensive learning experience in the field of gastroenterology. The goal of our fellowship program is to prepare fellows for a career in clinical practice in a community setting, emphasizing consultative and endoscopic skills. Training in all endoscopic procedures including

• diagnostic endoscopy
• therapeutic endoscopy
• ERCP
• esophageal manometry
• endoscopic ultrasound

Fellows are expected to participate in clinical or quality improvement research projects, to present their research at regional and national meetings, and to publish their findings. The three-year fellowship is designed to provide the trainee with an excellent background in pathophysiology and management of gastrointestinal illness and liver disease, as well as extensive experience and expertise in gastrointestinal endoscopy and non-endoscopic procedures. In addition to this training our affiliation with outside institutions also provide a breadth of learning in the areas of hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease, and advanced endoscopy.

• Approved fellow positions: 6 (2 per year)
• Interview period is July through November
• The Program participates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
• Received ACGME continued accreditation effective 9/27/2019, with zero citations
• Fellows generally perform greater than 1500 procedures (including ERCP’s, EGD’s, small bowel enteroscopies and colonoscopies) over the course of their three-year fellowship
• Affiliations with Henry Ford Hospital, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak and DMC Huron Valley Hospital

Our mission is to train gastroenterology fellows to provide high-quality health care to a diverse community. The Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Gastroenterology Fellowship Program is designed to provide a comprehensive learning experience that prepares physicians to meet the demands of contemporary gastroenterology practice in urban and suburban communities. Fellows learn how to provide patient-and-family-centered care, contributing to the health and well-being of residents throughout the community. We aim to retain our graduates to continue to serve our community.

• To prepare physicians for the practice of gastroenterology by teaching the skills, knowledge and humanistic qualities that constitute the foundations of contemporary practice
• To provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health and disease prevention
• To address the needs of the community in responsibility treating and providing education to patients related to problems of high prevalence in the community 
• To provide for progressive responsibility for and experience to effectively manage clinical problems
• To prepare graduates who are capable of autonomously practicing gastroenterology, providing patient-and-family-centered care, and incorporating new skills and knowledge during their careers
• To develop physicians able to monitor their own physical and mental well-being

NRMP program code:
1978144F1

Marleen Sitto
Program Manager
248.551.0570