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Application Process

Positions

Seven to ten positions are available on a competitive basis each year in the Gastroenterology Fellowship. This includes positions in two tracks: the Clinical Scholar Track and the National Institutes of Health-Sponsored Track.

Qualifications

Applicants must have three years of accredited postgraduate education in internal medicine and have an interest in gastroenterology as a clinician-scholar, clinical investigator, or basic/translational physician-scientist.

Please note that you must be a U.S. citizen or have a permanent immigrant status to be eligible for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-Sponsored Track.

Also see general admissions requirements for Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.

How to apply

The academic year begins July 1.

The application and all supporting documentation must be submitted by July 31 of the year preceding the program start date.

You must apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) for fellowship applicants.

  1. Visit the ERAS for fellowship applicants website. All applications to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs must include these application materials. This fellowship requires that one of your three letters of recommendation be from your internal medicine program director.
  2. Appointments are made through the Gastroenterology Match, included under the Medical Specialties Matching Program, which is sponsored by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). You must register for the match in addition to applying through ERAS.

Interview process

Learn about how interviews are done by the Gastroenterology Fellowship program in Rochester, Minnesota.

Interviews

Interviews for gastroenterology fellowships beginning July 1, 2024, will be held virtually on these dates:

  • Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 - NIH/T32 Track
  • Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 - Clinical Scholar Track
  • Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 - Clinical Scholar Track
  • Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 - Clinical Scholar Track
  • Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 - Clinical Scholar Track

The evening prior, candidates will have the opportunity to meet with current gastroenterology fellows for a virtual happy hour. This is a casual event when candidates can candidly ask our fellows anything they’d like about our program.

Formal interviews begin at 7:30 a.m. with a program overview with program director, Dr. Doug Simonetto and associate program director, Dr. Iris Wang.

Candidates will receive two $25 meal vouchers from GrubHub to cover meal expenses for the virtual happy hour and lunch on their interview day.

Optional no-stakes campus visit

After all interviews are complete, and after we submit and certify our rank list, we will be hosting a no-stakes campus visit opportunity for candidates interested in visiting the Rochester campus to help them make an informed decision about their ranking. Accepting or declining this offer will not influence our ranking in any way.

Meet the interviewers

Andres Acosta, M.D., Ph.D.

Andres Acosta, M.D., Ph.D.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Sumera Ilyas, M.B.B.S.

Sumera Ilyas, M.B.B.S.

Surgery, Transplant Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Harmeet Malhi, M.B.B.S.

Harmeet Malhi, M.B.B.S.

Transplant Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Darrell Pardi, M.D.

Darrell Pardi, M.D.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Laura Raffals, M.D.

Laura Raffals, M.D.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Elizabeth Rajan, M.D.

Elizabeth Rajan, M.D.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Lewis Roberts, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.

Lewis Roberts, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Doug Simonetto, M.D.

Doug Simonetto, M.D.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Iris Wang, M.D.

Iris Wang, M.D.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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