Clinical Experience

Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship

Fellows rapidly acquire skills in endoscopic procedures during the first year of the program through endoscopic simulation and hands-on procedures.

The Pediatric Gastroenterology fellow participates in a variety of general gastroenterology and subspecialty rotations in the inpatient, outpatient, and procedural settings.

	1st Year	2nd Year	3rd Year	Total (weeks)
Orientation	2	0	0	2
Inpatient and Consult Service	24	18	10	52
Endoscopy	10	8	6	24
Subspecialty Clinic	4	6	6	18
Pathology	2	0	0	2
Research	10	20	30	60
Vacation	4	4	4	12

Fellows actively participate in procedures throughout fellowship.

Expected average experience over three years - procedural totals:

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy	400
Colonoscopy	180
EGD with Control of Bleeding	15
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy	10
Foreign Body Removal	10
Polypectomy	10
Rectal Suction Biopsy	10
EGD with Dilation	10
Bravo pH Capsule Deployment	10
Endoscopic Placement of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy	5
Double Balloon Endoscopy	5
Pneumatic Dilation for Achalasia	5
Endoscopic placement of transpyloric feeding tubes or catheters, including motility catheters	5
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography	5

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Stories

Inside Pediatrics : Jackson's story

At 11 months old, Jackson was the 100th patient to receive a liver transplant at Children’s Mercy. He was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a liver tumor, at 7 months and was referred to the Children’s Mercy Liver Tumor Program, where he received medical and surgical expertise from Hematology and Oncology and the Liver Care Center.