Thank you for your interest in the Fellowship Training Program in Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan.

We will begin accepting applications for the 2008 fourth-year Transplant Hepatology Fellowship in September 2007 through this On-line Fellowship Application. The deadline for applications for this position is November 30, 2007.

Please note, the application process for the 2009 fourth-year Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship is now closed. Information regarding applications for the 2010 4th-year Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship will be posted in 2008.

In addition, we will begin accepting applications for our 2009 Gastroenterology Fellowship positions through the ERAS Universal Application process beginning November 15, 2007. Applications are processed through ERAS ONLY. Paper applications will not be accepted.

The ERAS Application Deadline is December 31, 2007.

We also require

• One letter of recommendation from the Director or Chairman of your Internal Medicine Department
• Two additional letters of recommendation from other members of your medical school Internal Medicine faculty.
• For graduates of International Medical Schools, we require an additional recommendation letter from an Internal Medicine faculty physician attesting to your clinical performance in the United States .
• Step 1 and Step 2 USMLE scores (optional).
• You are welcome to transmit additional letters, published papers, and supporting information at your discretion.

Additional Information:

• IMPORTANT – We do not offer preliminary positions through the match.
• We use a multi-criteria based selection process; therefore, we do not provide minimum scores requirements nor do we have a medical school graduation year requirement. We accept J-1 ECFMG certified visas only.
• For salary and benefit information consult the University of Michigan House Officer Association Web site.
• International medical graduates (IMG) can contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for their application materials and eligibility requirements. Application materials will be sent only to those candidates who meet ECFMG requirements. Please write to: ECFMG-ERAS Program, P.O. Box 13467, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3467, U.S.A., or go to www.ecfmg.org to download their form.
• IMG applications to our program must possess a letter from an Internal Medicine faculty member who served as a supervisor/instructor to the applicant at a U.S. academic institution, attesting to the applicant’s clinical experience and competence at that institution.

If you have any questions about the fellowship application process, please contact

CHERYL ERDMANN
Fellowship Coordinator
University of Michigan
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Internal Medicine
3910Q Taubman Center, SPC 5362
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 615-8468
Fax: (734) 936-7392
E-mail: cerdmann@umich.edu