The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition provides clinical training opportunities for medical students, house staff, and fellows at both Memorial Hermann and LBJ hospitals. Members of the consult team at either institution encounter a wide variety of primary or associated gastrointestinal diseases and develop diagnostic and therapeutic options for individual patients through a series of rounds and teaching conferences.

The introduction of video endoscopy provides students and house staff with an enhanced ability to correlate specific endoscopic findings with clinical and laboratory abnormalities. An active Hepatology/Liver Transplant service allows students and housestaff to participate in the diagnosis and therapy of complex liver diseases. Educational emphasis is placed on integrating the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic capabilities of the gastroenterologist into the overall care of the patient, with development of an appreciation of the skills and judgment required for prudent use of the array of various diagnostic procedures available.

A series of weekly clinical, radiology, physiology, and pathology conferences allows for the development of strong theoretical background and supplements the clinical experiences in the service. In addition, residents have the opportunity to perform diagnostic procedures such as flexible sigmoidoscopy under direct staff supervision.

The gastroenterology fellowship training program is integrated with M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Clinical training for the fellows involves the development of cognitive, diagnostic, and therapeutic skills involved in the practice of gastroenterology and hepatology. Both clinical and basic research opportunities are provided, with particular emphasis on intestinal function that includes problems of diarrhea, intestinal motility, fluid and electrolyte transport, and carcinogenesis. Additional research opportunities are available in clinical hepatology/transplant and nutrition.

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