Sponsoring Societies

The following sponsoring surgical societies comprise the membership of the Fellowship Council and elect representatives to sit on the Board of Directors, Education/Curriculum Committee and the Accreditation Committee.

The application process for surgical fellowship in Non-ACGME Advanced Colorectal and Thoracic Surgery is now open. Applicants have until November 13, 2018 to confirm their applications to programs. All letters of recommendation must also be submitted to the Fellowship Council office by November 13, 2018.

Fellowship Application Process Opens:
August 1, 2018

Fellowship Application Closes:
November 13, 2018

Letters of Recommendation Deadline:
November 13, 2018

Deadline to Inform Applicants of Interviews:
November 27, 2018

Fellowship Ranking Order List Start:
January 3, 2019

Fellowship Ranking Order List Deadline:
January 11, 2019

Fellowship Scramble Day:
January 17, 2019

Date for Announcement of Fellowship Matches:
January 18, 2019

Fellowships Begin:
August 1, 2019

About The Fellowship Council

The Fellowship Council was created to foster the development of high quality fellowships in MIS, GI, Flexible Endoscopy, Bariatric, Thoracic, Colorectal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery through a universal application and matching process. We are here to serve a need In 1997 the MIS (Minimally Invasive Surgery) Fellowship Council was created to organize the few Fellowship programs teaching MIS1. It continued to grow and develop as the demands for Fellowship training increased. It … [Read More...]