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Clinical Training Program

The ANMS Clinical Training Program in Gastrointestinal Motility and Neurogastroenterology is designed to support trainees (gastroenterology fellows) for a one-month virtual training program from the faculty of the Gastrointestinal Motility Centers of Excellence as recognized by ANMS.

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA
  • Medical College of Wisconsin (Adult) Milwaukee, WI
  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH (Pediatric)
  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
  • Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, University Medical Center, El Paso, TX
  • Atrium Health/Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Salem, NC
  • Washington University, St. Louis, MO

The candidates selected for this clinical training program will learn the latest technologies and treatment options for gastrointestinal motility disorders under the mentorship of experts in gastrointestinal motility and functional gastrointestinal disorders.

For the academic year, twenty-five trainees (gastroenterology fellows) will be selected for a one-month virtual training program from the faculty of the Gastrointestinal Motility Centers of Excellence as recognized by ANMS.  We will be offering February, April and October as the months available to apply.

Trainees will become familiar with the diagnostic testing for gastrointestinal motility disorders and the appropriate management of these disorders. This will be important for their future care of these patients. This program will also provide a foundation for the operation of a gastrointestinal motility
laboratory.

 

Learning Objectives and Educational Activities

A broad range of educational tools will be used to instruct gastroenterology fellows in the evaluation and care of patients with gastrointestinal motility and functional gastrointestinal disorders.

  1. Observe gastrointestinal motility procedures and learn how to interpret the clinical tests under faculty mentorship. Participants will learn how to apply a wide range of motility tests, including high-resolution esophageal manometry, pH tests, gastric emptying, wireless capsule motility, breath tests, anorectal manometry, and biofeedback therapy.
  2. See patients who have a variety of different gastrointestinal motility disorders including achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm, GERD, gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction, IBS, constipation, and fecal incontinence.
  3. Attend didactic lectures covering gastrointestinal motility disorders and gastrointestinal motility tests. The approach to challenging gastrointestinal motility disorders will be discussed and participants will present case studies.
  4. Participants will receive a syllabus covering topics in gastrointestinal motility.

Who Should Apply?

This program is designed for fellows in adult or pediatric gastroenterology training programs (US and Canada trainees only) who are interested in learning more about gastrointestinal motility and neurogastroenterology or who are considering a career in these areas of medicine.

How to Apply

Applications are being accepted on a first-come basis for a one-month training program.

Application requirements

Submit the following 3 items:

  • Completed application form must be submitted online
  • Letter of nomination from applicant’s Program Director or Chief of Gastroenterology (upload at time of application to include email address of program director)
  • Curriculum vitae (upload at time of application)

For further information, contact:

Lori Ennis

Executive Director, ANMS Telephone:

(734) 699-1130 Email: admin@motilitysociety.org


Application

  • Required Field
Area of Major Interest
Academic Rank
Areas of Interest for this Training Program

Test(s) for which you would like to receive further training:

Esophagus
Stomach
Small Bowel
Colonic/Anorectal

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