Welcome to the LAG+USC Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases GI Fellowship home page. We hope that your visit here will provide you with meaningful information regarding the educational philosophy and content of the GI fellowship training program at the LAG+USC Medical Center. The GI fellowship educational program aims to provide a comprehensive experience in GI fellowship education and training. The educational platform incorporates clinical experience, endoscopic training, specialty and subspecialty didactic teaching and opportunities for clinical and basic science research. It is a goal of the Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases to encourage and train Fellows for successful careers in academic or clinical practice in gastroenterology and/or hepatology.
LAG+USC GI fellows will have the opportunity to rotate through Los Angeles General Medical Center (LAG), Keck Hospital of USC, and Norris Cancer Hospital throughout their training. LAG Medical Center is located in the heart of Los Angeles County, the largest county in the US. It serves as a safety net hospital for millions of socioeconomically and ethnically diverse patients. As such, LAG provides a wide spectrum of clinical experience for GI fellows in gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Keck Hospital of USC and Norris Cancer Hospital are quaternary care facilities that provide cutting-edge health care including comprehensive care in cancer therapy, obesity management, advanced liver disease along with transplant and much more. Rotating through these different hospitals, GI fellows are given exposure to a comprehensive clinical experience needed to achieve excellence in the management of gastrointestinal and liver disorders. Clinical experience is provided by rotations through GI Consultation, Hepatology Consultation, Therapeutic and Advanced Endoscopy and Liver Transplant Services.
The Division is committed to training the next generation of academic gastroenterologists and hepatologists. Protected time is allotted for clinical research through the GI fellowship. We believe the fellowship’s dedicated faculty mentorship along with formal didactic lectures on clinical research will be the foundation of a successful academic career. For those interested in a research career, USC offers a T32-sponsored 3-year research track in hepatology, for up to 2 fellows per year. In addition to training in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, this track offers 3 years of support for clinical, translational or basic research training in hepatology for selected candidates.
Through these clinical and academic activities, the individual GI fellow achieves competency in patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and system-based approaches to the practice of gastroenterology and hepatology.
Brian Kim, MD
Program Director, GI Fellowship
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine