How to apply

Requirements for application

Applicants should hold at an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree and be in good standing in the medical community.  By the time of enrollment in our fellowship program, they should have completed an accredited internship and two additional years of internal medicine residency training, and should have a California license to practice Medicine.

Application procedure

For applicants interested in BENCH research: The applicant should complete the enclosed application form and return it as soon as possible but no later than December 1 , 2005. A minimum of three letters of recommendation and, if possible, a copy of the Dean's letter from the applicant's medical school should be sent. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview for a fellowship position.

For applicants interested in CLINICAL research: There is going to be a national match for all GI fellowship programs. The deadline for this is January 1, 2006. The tentative interview period for all programs will be January-April, 2006, with the rank order list due in mid-April, 2006. We will periodically update the website when our application deadline and other information related to the match become available. The applicant should complete the enclosed application form. A minimum of three letters of recommendation and, if possible, a copy of the Dean's letter from the applicant's medical school should be sent. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview for a fellowship position.

Ramsey Cheung , M.D.
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
ATTENTION: Lisa Schultz
Stanford University School of Medicine
Alway Building, Room M211
300 Pasteur Drive, MC: 5187
Stanford, CA 94305-5187
Telephone:650-725-3362
Fax: 650-723-5488
E-mail:

Stipends and other benefits

Clinical stipends for the first year are paid at the postgraduate year (PGY)-4 training level of ~$55,000 for 2005-2006. In the research years (second and third years of the fellowship), trainees who receive NIH training grant stipends are paid at the appropriate PGY level on the NIH scale. Thus, the stipend for a typical PGY-5 trainee (second-year fellow) is currently ~ $47,000 which is usually supplemented by laboratory funds of their mentor. As funding for the second and third years may come from distinct sources, it is not possible to insure that all fellows receive identical pay. For all NIH-funded grants, the payback clause is in effect and a statement of non-delinquency of federal debt is required.

Each first-year fellow is given three weeks of vacation, with no more than one week taken on a given rotation. In subsequent years, three weeks of vacation are also given, with arrangements for the timing of vacation being made with the specific mentor. Fellows are responsible for arranging appropriate coverage for their clinical commitments during the vacation.

Health insurance is provided for each fellow. Dependent coverage is also available and may require a copayment by the fellow. Maternity leave benefits are identical to those offered to Stanford medical housestaff. There is also a possibility of a moving allowance benefit as each trainee begins their fellowship.

Educational program

Although each hospital conducts its own educational program, there are a number of activities for the Division as a whole. Fellows take an active role in the weekly GI Clinical Conference, with the assistance of a faculty member. Approximately once a month, each first-year fellow prepares one or two representative cases. Second- and third-year fellows are called upon to discuss the cases before the faculty, trainee group and community gastroenterologists. Following the discussion, the first-year fellow provides a brief review of the literature relevant to the case. Fellows and faculty also participate in a weekly Journal Club held at Stanford. There is also a research conference, and fellows participate in joint radiology/surgery/path conferences. In addition, fellows and faculty meet quarterly to discuss various aspects of the program, in an informal atmosphere. Fellows are periodically apprised of their progress and have a regular opportunity to evaluate the quality of their educational experience.

Application forms

Please note - the deadline date for Bench Research Applications has CHANGED - it is now: December 1, 2005.
There are two versions of the application form available online:
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