It is recognized that additional years of training beyond the three year fellowship period may be necessary for some career paths. Combined clinical experience that achieves goals of core clinical training and begins to address those of the advanced track. Six months is spent on a research project that examines some aspect of hepatology. Can be clinical or basic in nature. Year 2 Clinical Experience Time spent on Hepatology and transplant service.
Time spent in research is dependent on the interests of the fellow.
Fellows will be closely supervised in all their clinical activities by one of the hepatology faculty. In addition their participation in the review of liver biopsies will be mandatory, in recognition of the critical role of pathologic interpretation in the management of liver diseases. The institution is fortunate to have Dr. Brian West as the Director of Surgical Pathology. Dr. West is a nationally recognized leader in hepatic pathology. In such cases it is recognized that the majority of the 18 months of training remaining after the core 18 months of training will be spent acquiring the training to develop as an independent investigator.