Gastroenterology

During junior year, residents rotate through the gastroenterology service at Boston Children’s Hospital. The rotation incorporates both inpatient and outpatient experiences to maximize resident exposure to the full spectrum of gastroenterology care.

On the inpatient service, residents work with a first-year fellow and an attending, caring for both primary gastroenterology patients and primary hepatology patients. The resident team works alongside a separate team staffed by an attending and nurse practitioners. The goals of this rotation include assessment of patients with gastrointestinal complaints, the diagnosis and management of common gastrointestinal disorders, and introduction to endoscopy and other procedures unique to this specialty. Additionally, residents during this rotation are protected to attend at least three days of outpatient GI clinic.

All residents attend a daily didactic series before rounds that includes lectures on basic subjects including gastroesophageal reflux disease, constipation, malabsorption, the pathogenesis of diarrhea, the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, nutritional assessment, total parenteral nutrition, the approach to abdominal pain, neonatal cholestasis, and the evaluation of liver disease.