The fellowship is intended to provide a comprehensive academic training in gastroenterology. There is an NIH Training Grant that can support the fellow beyond the standard training. Applications are also welcome from those with a primary clinical focus. Candidates are expected to have completed training in internal medicine before entering this fellowship. On occasion, a candidate may be accepted after receiving a doctoral degree in an associated biological science. The fellowship is not intended as a way to work toward a graduate degree. If the application is suitable, interviews will be arranged.

Appointment to a fellowship in the division of gastroenterology-hepatology at Iowa requires a 36-month commitment on the part of the appointee.

Fellows are paid a stipend based upon a scale used throughout The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funds for the stipend may come from a National Research Service Award or the NIH Training Grant, the terms of which require the signing of a standard National Institutes of Health payback agreement. Other sources of stipends include the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Fellows paid from these sources may be assigned additional responsibilities for the teaching of medical students. Family health insurance coverage is provided to fellows and their families.

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