The clinical responsibilities of the division are divided into seven components. The team on each clinical service is composed of a faculty member who may be accompanied by a fellow, residents, and senior medical students. The Procedure Service at the University Hospitals . A faculty member supervises all of the endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed on patients from the inpatient and outpatient services at the University Hospitals. This work is carried out in the procedure suite of the James A. Clifton Center for Digestive Diseases.
Fellows perform procedures on their patients with the assistance of a faculty member.
The University Hospitals Gastroenterology-Hepatology Inpatient Consultation Service . This consult team consists of one faculty member, a fellow, one physician assistant and sometimes a resident or medical student. The team evaluates about five inpatients a day. The fellow on this service helps formulate and carry out the plans for evaluating and treating patients with gastrointestinal illnesses. He or she performs the endoscopic procedures needed to meet these objectives.