Dear Fellowship Applicant:

Thank you very much for your interest in the Gastroenterology Fellowship Training Program of the New York University School of Medicine. We offer an outstanding opportunity to learn the practice of gastroenterology and hepatology through the three hospitals in our system, NYU Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital and the Manhattan Veteran’s Hospital, all of which are in close geographical proximity. We have a fantastic cadre of current GI fellows and attending physicians within our division with a broad array of clinical and scientific interests that will permit you to develop almost any specific focus area within the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology.

We are pleased to offer three first-year positions for our three-year fellowship in gastroenterology. There are currently nine fellows in the program. We will be accepting applications for these first-year positions which are available for July 2010. Applicants must have three years of accredited postgraduate education in internal medicine.

We are only accepting applications that have been submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We request that the application form and all supporting documentation be submitted by January 31, 2009. Unfortunately, failure to meet this deadline with submission of a complete application may impact your application review.

To apply to the program, visit the ERAS website. The application requires the following information:

• Official medical school transcripts
• Official test transcripts for all applicable examinations (USMLE, LMCC, COMLEX, NBOME, FMGEMS, FLEX or NBME)
• A dean's letter and three other letters of recommendation, one has to be from the internal medicine program director
• A curriculum vitae
• A personal statement
• A valid ECFMG certificate (if you graduated from medical school outside of the United States)
• A copy of your medical school diploma will be required if you match with our program.

After receipt of your completed application, you may be asked to visit NYU to meet with the program director and selected faculty. Interviews are conducted between January and March of each year. We participate in the Subspecialty Match Program, sponsored by the National Resident Matching Program (NMRP) Specialty Matching Services (SMS). All candidates must therefore register through the NRMP Specialty Matching Services.

Please feel free to contact our Fellowship Program Office at (212) 686-7500, x3875, if you have any further questions.

We wish you the best of luck in your fellowship application process, and look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely yours,

Michael A. Poles, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
New York University Division of Gastroenterology

Email the Fellowship Coordinator: Charmaine Volcic