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St. Francis partners with the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Kendrick Regional Center for Colon and Rectal Care to offer Indiana’s first colon and rectal surgical training program.
Applicants must be board eligible/board certified in General Surgery from the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The residency will be one year in length, starting on July 1, and ending on June 30.
The colon and rectal fellowship program has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and its marks the first educational joint venture between St. Francis and the medical school, the nation’s second-largest academic medical institution.
In 2007, St. Francis established the Colorectal Cancer Center Center of Excellence for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. It’s one of the largest programs of its kind in Indiana.
The teaching staff includes colorectal surgeons of St. Francis Hospital and IU Department of Surgery.
Upon completion of their training, residents will be eligible for the qualifying and certifying exams of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
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More information about the fellowship is available by calling (317) 834-9618.
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