Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Fellowship

Overview

Fellowship Council-accredited MIS/bariatric fellowship focused on laparoscopic bariatric and foregut surgery and upper GI endoscopy, with high gastric bypass volume.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

Not stated on official page

Start

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Positions

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Accreditation

Fellowship Council

Department

Division of General Surgery

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Institution policyGraduate of LCME- or AOA-accredited US school, or IMG with valid ECFMG certificate/full Tennessee licence; prerequisite training must be ACGME, RCPSC/CFPC or ACGME-I accredited

International applicants

Institution policyForeign medical graduates eligible with a valid ECFMG certificate (or full unrestricted Tennessee licence); programme-specific requirements also apply

Visa support

Institution policyJ-1 via ECFMG; H-1B considered case by case by programme with GME; no new O-1 applications supported

Licence requirement

Institution policyHouse staff train under a Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners licence exemption obtained by GME; full Tennessee licence needed for moonlighting and for non-ACGME clinical fellows with a secondary faculty appointment

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Fellowship Council

Funding

Funding

Institution policyPaid on VUMC stipend scale (effective 1/1/2026): PGY4 $81,933, PGY5 $84,801, PGY6 $87,769, PGY7 $90,841

Official sources