The Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

MIST Fellowship Consortium


Applicants

Supplemental Application

Important dates

Application Process Opens: June 1, 2009
Fellowship Application Deadline: September 1, 2009
Match Site Opens: October 9, 2009
Recommended Deadline to Inform Applicants of Interviews: September 25, 2009
Match Rank Submission Deadline: November 6, 2006
Fellow Match Date: November 18, 2009

The above information is listed on the Fellowship Council website. All applications for the fellowship must be submitted through the Fellowship Council website: http://www.fellowshipcouncil.org/. We cannot accept applications outside of the Fellowship Council. The requirements for the fellowship will be listed on the Fellowship Council website as well. Each program is listed separately and the applicant can apply to any or all of the affiliated programs. Interviews are by invitation only. Also, each program selects applicants and completes their interviews separately.

Our interview dates this year are: September 24, 2009, October 1, 2009, and October 22, 2009.

Summary

Number of years fellowship in existence: 9 years

Number of GI fellowships at this institution: 2

Academic affiliation: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Surgery

Hospitals involved in training: 5

    1. Main institution: Memorial Hermann Hospital-TMC
    2. Houston Northwest Medical Center
    3. Methodist Hospital
    4. Texas Women's Hospital
    5. St. Joseph's Medical Center

Unique factors which are currently affecting training:

Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas (MIST) is a combined organization of four independent private practice and academic MIS fellowships brought together for the common goal of improved fellowship training.

See article: Wilson, EB, et al:  Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas:  A New Concept in Fellowship Training.  Surg Innovation Vol 11 , No. 4 (December), 2004; pp 273-275.

Projected percentage of varieties of cases:

Total Percent Open 15%
Total Percent Laparoscopic: 85%
Cholecystectomy: 5% Open Bariatric: 2%
CBCE: 0% Ileal Anal Reconstruction: 0%
Appendectomy: 5% Total Colectomy: 1%
Inguinal Hernia: 5% Radiofrequency Ablation: 1%
Incisional Hernia: 2% Biliary Reconstruction: 0%
Fundoplication: 5% Liver Resection: 1%
Para esophageal hernia: 3% Pancreaotectomy: 0%
Esophagectomy: 0% Pancreas: 1%
Gastrectomy: 0% ERCP: 0%
Colectomy: 4% Colonoscopy: 7%
APR: 0% EGD: 12%
Splenectomy: 1% Gastric Band: 14%
Adrenalectomy: 1% Gastric Bypass: 27%
Nephrectomy: 2% Other: 0%
Note: We do not accept J-1 or H-1 visas.

The program does not work through the GME Office because the fellows in our program all have faculty appointments as Instructors in Surgery. With the exception of Methodist Hospital Fellows, salaries and faculty benefits are paid through UT. Methodist Hospital fellows are paid and receive benefits through Methodist Hospital.