The Department of Pathology at the Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospitals offers a one-year fellowship program in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology. The program provides advanced training in GI, pancreatobiliary and liver pathology. The responsibilities of the fellow include daily case preparation of all luminal and liver biopsy material and review with the surgical pathology GI subspecialty team. A significant proportion of the more complex GI, liver and pancreatic resections are also reviewed by the fellow.   Fellow are mentored by senior level attending pathologists with expertise in GI, liver and pancreatic pathology. The fellow is expected to reach the level of a “junior attending” during their fellowship. The fellows prepare and present weekly GI tumor board, adult and pediatric medical GI conferences and a monthly IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) conference. Fellows actively participate in the teaching and supervision of pathology residents and medical students. Clinical, clinicopathological and translational research projects are encouraged.Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship Manual

Current Openings:

The Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship currently has an opening for 2028-2029. 

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited AP or AP/CP residency training program.
• Applicants must have passed USMLE Step 3 or Comlex Level 3.
• Applicants must hold or be eligible for an unrestricted Allopathic license to practice medicine in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
• Applicants must be meet all employment eligibility criteria.

Application Requirements and Process:

Applicants should submit the following via email to mcardone@brownhealth.org:

• The CAP Standardized Fellowship Application
• Curriculum vitae
• Personal statement
• USMLE transcript (parts 1, 2, 3)
• Valid/Unexpired ECFMG certificate (if applicable)
• Three letters of recommendation

Contact:

Fellowship Program Director:
Evgeny Yakirevich, MD, DSc
Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
Rhode Island Hospital
Email: eyakirevich@brownhealth.org

Fellowship Program Coordinator:
Maria Cardone
Email: mcardone@brownhealth.org

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