Hepatology Fellowship

Overview of the Hepatology Fellowship

Loyola Medicine offers a non-ACGME accredited Hepatology Fellowship program. Loyola is an active liver transplant center, performing approximately 60 liver transplants per year. It is an active referral center for patients with liver disease and is approved for living donor transplantation.

The program is a 12-month fellowship offered for fellows who have completed three years of ACGME approved internal medicine training.

It is a training year focused on the outpatient care of patients with liver disease. It is important to note that completion of this fellowship does not allow you to sit for the transplant hepatology certification exam sponsored by ABIM.

If you have completed an ACGME accredited gastroenterology fellowship, you qualify for our ACGME accredited Transplant Hepatology Fellowship program.

Education in the Hepatology Fellowship Program

1-Year Clinical Training

The fellowship is a 12-month training program with an emphasis on treating patients with chronic liver disease in an outpatient setting. The clinical teaching will include on the job training of caring for individuals in all stages of liver disease, from abnormal LFT's to individuals waiting for or post liver transplantation.

This training program has six full-time transplant hepatologists on staff, in addition to three liver transplant surgeons, and a multidisciplinary team composed of pharmacists, nurses, financial coordinators, social workers and a psychologist.

The fellow will also work with other program fellows, residents and medical students while in clinic. This multidisciplinary approach allows for excellent clinical outcomes.

The role of the hepatology fellow is to help coordinate care in the outpatient hepatology and transplant clinics. The fellow will see patients and staff them with the attending in clinic.

They will also be responsible for laboratory follow-up and medication management. The fellow has the opportunity to participate in transplant committee meetings, HCC tumor board and both pre and post-transplant clinics.

Research Training

In addition to the clinical training, all fellows are encouraged to participate in research endeavors. While there is no dedicated research time, the schedule is primarily outpatient with no call expectations and thus allows for research time.

Fellows are encouraged to present and attend at least one conference during their 12-month fellowship. There is a wide range of active liver transplant projects ongoing, of which fellow participation is encouraged.

Educational Programs, Conferences and Seminars

Trainees are encouraged to attend and present at a national meeting each year (AASLD). The hepatology fellow is expected to assist in resident and fellow education with trainees rotating through the hepatology services and clinics.

How to Apply to the Hepatology Fellowship

To apply for the non-ACGME accredited Hepatology Fellowship, the following documents will be required:

GME Application (required upon acceptance of offer of fellowship only)
Official medical school transcripts
An official record of board scores (NBME, FLEX, USMLE I, II, III, LMCCC, VQE or FMGE)
Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with your profession including one from your most recent program director.
A current curriculum vitae
Valid ECFMG certificate (if you graduated from a medical school outside of the US or Canada)
Applicants must possess a valid permanent Visa or U.S. citizenship
All fellowship candidates must possess a valid permanent Illinois license prior to start of this program.

Fellows in the Non-Accredited Hepatology Program at Loyola are hired as Clinical Instructors for the duration of the fellowship and this role does not meet the ECFMG requirements for J1 sponsorship.

Please forward your supporting documents to TARA.REED001@luhs.org
Applications will be accepted through December 14, 2023.
Two positions are available.
Interviews will be scheduled upon review of the candidate’s application documents.

Correspondence will be sent to the respective applicants after the completed applications have been reviewed informing them of their status.

Interviews will be scheduled in late December - January.