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Primer On Establishing and Running A MIS/GI Fellowship Program

A Joint Symposium of SAGES and the MIS Fellowship Council

Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Time:
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Course Director: C. Daniel Smith, MD
Co-Director: Adrian Park, MD

Description:

The symposium will provide fellowship directors, and potential fellowship directors a format/structure on how to ensure they have, and continue to have a good fellowship. The format will be a late afternoon program during SAGES Annual Meeting. There will be no registration fee to attend this symposium.

Objectives:

At the completion of the program participants will:

Program: Faculty:

3:00 - 3:10 PM
Who is The MISFC Council and Why Should You Care?
Brief History of MISFC
Adrian Park, MD
3:10 - 3:20 PM What is a fellowship?
Clarify differences between ACGME fellowships vs. SSO Fellowships vs. others
Examples of different types of fellowships (global, bariatrics, liver)/settings (private, academic)
Bruce Schirmer, MD
3:20 - 3:35 PM Strategies for Adding/Integrating a Fellowship
Chairman / Dean Issues
Hospital administrator Issues
Residency Issues
Karen Horvath, MD
3:35 - 3:45 PM
How to Select the Best Fellow for Your Program
Reviewing applications
Interviewing
The match
Scott Melvin, MD
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Balancing Service and Education
Template for ensuring educational benefits
Minimum components to say there is education
What not to do – too much service = indentured servant
Keith Lillemoe, MD
4:00 - 4:15 PM
Ethics of Running a Non-Accredited Fellowship
Salary
Benefits
Time off
Appropriate backup/coverage
Commitment to fellow if program director leaves
Joseph Petelin, MD
4:15 - 4:30 PM
Program Reviews: From the Community to The Ivory Tower
Details from a community program
Patrick Reardon, MD
  Details from an academic program C. Daniel Smith, MD
4:30 - 5:00 PM Discussion  

For more information, please contact SAGES
Phone (310) 437-0544, ext. 108
Fax (310) 437-0585
Email: registration@sages.org

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