An advanced training opportunity in the management of progressive liver disease is coming to the Department of Medicine.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has approved the Indiana University School of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology’s plans to create a fellowship in transplant hepatology.
The decision was announced in late January.
There are a total of 16 general GI fellows and one advanced endoscopy fellow currently at IU School of Medicine. Now, one transplant hepatology fellow will join the division’s ranks.
Transplant Hepatology is a subspeciality of gastroenterology concerning the management of advanced liver disease and care of potential liver transplant patients, according to the American College of Physicians. Transplant hepatologists are experts in managing issues such as immunosuppression and transplant-associated infectious diseases, as they care for patients before and after transplant.
Education and mentoring are critical to the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Former trainees of this program are now leaders at academic medical centers throughout the United States and successful practicing gastroenterologists in Indiana and beyond.
IU School of Medicine sponsors more than 130 fellowship programs, including 64 ACGME-accredited programs. Fellows work as attending physicians for the area of medicine in which they trained as a resident and pass their knowledge on to other learners.