Advanced Endoscopy Training

University of Missouri-Columbia
1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, Missouri 65212
573-882-8586 (V)
Website

1 Position Available

Program Type: Both ERCP & EUS

Authorized Administrative Official: Sarah Groves

Program Director: Ghassan M. Hammoud, MD, MPH, FASGE (email)
Program Director Phone: 573-882-8586

Duration: 1 Year

Inclusive Dates of the Program: 7/1/2027 to 6/30/2028

Program Website: medicine.missouri.edu

Accepts applicants from outside of North America? No

Accepts applicants with J1 visas? No

Accepts applicants with H1B visas? No

Accepts applicants with E3 visas? No

Type of Interview Offered: Both In-Person & Virtual

Supervised Procedures Procedure	Faculty Involved in AEF Training	Total Annual Volume	Average Annual Volume with Hands-on AEF Involvement per Fellow
ERCP	1	400	250
Diagnostic EUS	1	500	250
Interventional EUS	1	250	90
Deep enteroscopy	6	100	50
Luminal stenting	1	50	50
ESD	1	50	0
Bariatric endoscopy	1	10	0
POEM	2	50	20
Endoscopic management of GERD and Barrett’s	2	50	50
Other (specify) Transoral endoscopic fundoplication	1	10	10

Unsupervised Trainee Activities Procedure	Value
General GI procedures (per year)	600
Inpatient general GI service (weeks/year)	6
Inpatient advanced endoscopy service (weeks/year)	0
Ambulatory clinics (per year)	48
Committed time for research (days/month)	2

Requirements for Application

1. Standard ASGE Application Packet
   • ASGE Application
   • Post-Undergraduate Education
   • USMLE Scores
   • Certification of Completion of Residency
     1. Prior to appointment in the advanced endoscopy fellowship, fellows should have completed a three-year ACGME-accredited gastroenterology fellowship
     2. Fellows from non-ACGME-accredited programs must have completed at least three years of gastroenterology education prior to starting the fellowship
   • Personal Statement
   • Curriculum Vitae
   • 3 Letters of Reference

Additional Information about Program

The advanced therapeutic endoscopy training program was designed and restructured to include hands-on training in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Cholangioscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Fine Needle Aspiration/Biopsy (FNA/FNB), Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), Single Balloon Enteroscopy (SBE), and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR). Moreover, the training program will include exposure to Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), and Transoral Endoscopic Fundoplication. Candidates who match within the program will be recruited as clinical instructors of medicine within the division of gastroenterology and should be able to bill for general GI endoscopic procedures.The training program is structured to involve 50–60% protected time in training in advanced therapeutic endoscopy, 25% of the candidate's time will be involved in performing general endoscopic procedures, and there will be a 1/2-day clinic per week.The candidate will interact closely with other trainees such as GI fellows, residents, and medical students.The candidate will participate in ~4-6 weeks of inpatient GI rotation during the training and 6-8 weeks of general GI calls per year.

Ghassan M Hammoud, MD, MPH, FASGE
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director of Advanced Endoscopy Training
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Missouri School of Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia
[email protected]

Please Note: All data in this program description is entered on a voluntary basis