Department of Pediatrics

Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship - Houston

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Message from the Program Director

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Kristin L Whitfield Van Buren
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Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital offers one of the nation’s premiere fellowship programs. The program supports 12 fellowship positions in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition making it one of the largest in the nation. Fellows graduating from our program will have the opportunity to work with national and international experts in all sub-specialties of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition including Advanced Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal disorders, Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Intestinal Rehabilitation, Hepaticobiliary and Pancreaticobiliary diseases, Aerodigestive diseases, Celiac disease, Inflammatory Bowel disease, and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy. Our program offers fellowship tracks in basic science research, clinical research and clinical sub-specialties that are tailored to the career goals of individual fellows to ensure our graduates are trained to become leaders in our field. Our fellows have access to vast research opportunities that take advantage of our T32 grant, the Digestive Disease Center and the Texas Medical Center which is the largest medical center in the world.

K. Lynette Van Buren, M.D.
Program Director

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About the Program

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The Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship was established in 1973 by Buford L. Nichols, M.D. The Baylor College of Medicine Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition currently includes 32 faculty members and a support staff of 62.

The clinical training program is conducted under the auspices of Texas Children's Hospital and includes 26 clinical faculty members who perform more than 15,000 outpatient and more than 3,800 in-patient consultations annually. Research training draws on faculty from throughout the Texas Medical Center and benefits from abundant research resources of the center in general and of Baylor College of Medicine in particular. The division recruits four new fellows a year, for a total of 12 fellows in the program.

The goal of this training program is to educate pediatricians to become outstanding clinicians who can also compete at the cutting edge of research in academia. The program is designed around the guidelines developed by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, and is intended to allow trainees to meet the requirements for certification by the Sub-Board for Pediatric Gastroenterology of the American Board of Pediatrics.

All entrants must have completed the equivalent of three years of ACGME-accredited residency training in pediatrics. The basic training program consists of 12 months of clinical training and 24 months of research training. This 36-month program provides the trainee with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills required for an academic career, which includes clinical service, teaching and research.

Second- and third-years primarily consist of research and participation in fellows’ continuity clinic and weekend coverage. The fellows participate in the teaching of medical students, residents and present at clinical case conferences. The program’s director of research helps the fellow to identify a clinical or basic science research project, which appeals to the specific interest of that individual and helps identify an appropriate mentor to guide the development, approval and execution of the scholarly activity.

During the first month of the second year, fellows are required to take the Fundamentals of Clinical Investigation course designed by the Clinical Scientist Training Program at BCM. The course provides lectures on appropriate research design, basics of biostatistics, ethical conduct of research and regulatory issues governing research.

In addition, the fellows participate actively in discussion of case reports, a lecture series by the faculty, lectures given by the fellows and a number of conferences throughout the three years of training.

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Fellowship Training Program Brochure

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Download the Pediatric Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition M.D. and Ph.D. Fellowship Training Program brochure.

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Affiliations with leading research and healthcare institutions in and around the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest healthcare complex, provide access to an exceptionally diverse array of people and resources. Discover how our affiliations enhance our education programs.

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