Fellowship Programs

This section is for Program Directors and Coordinators of Fellowship Council fellowship programs.

If you are interested in applying for Fellowship Council membership, it is strongly recommended that you begin with the Frequently Asked Questions, Program Guidelines, and Accreditation/Re-Accreditation Information pages.

Fellowship Application Process Opens:
December 3, 2018

Fellowship Application Closes:
February 12, 2019

Letters of Recommendation Deadline:
February 12, 2019

Deadline to Inform Applicants of Interviews:
March 15, 2019

Fellowship Ranking Order List Start:
May 6, 2019

Fellowship Ranking Order List Deadline:
May 23, 2019

Fellowship Scramble Day:
June 11, 2019

Date for Announcement of Fellowship Matches:
June 12, 2019

Fellowships Begin:
August 1, 2020

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...]