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GI Training Sites
Note: Schedules are subject to change any time at the discretion of program leadership
St. Bernardine Medical Center
Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center was founded in San Bernardino 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. It has grown into a 342-bed not-for-profit health care facility with the latest technology and offers a full continuum of services, from family care to the most advanced heart surgery, treating an average of 79,000 individuals in the Emergency Department, delivering 2,100 babies and admitting more than 15,000 patients for treatment each year.
The center's large cardiovascular program had 2014 volumes of in excess of 3,000 cardiac caths, 1,400 PCIs, 700 peripheral vascular procedures and 650 heart surgeries. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program started about a year ago with 90 procedures conducted through the end of 2015.
VA Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Medical Center
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Medical Center serves veterans and active duty service men and women alike. It is the regional lead hospital in a pilot program to widen the net of health care providers available to veterans. Opened in 1977, the center is named in memory of Congressman Jerry L. Pettis, who worked diligently to locate the facility in Loma Linda. The center provides a wide variety of services through inpatient, outpatient and home care programs. The major bed services are medicine, surgery and behavioral medicine. The facility has 162 acute care beds and a 108-bed community living center.
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
The UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles is a site for outside electives, including GI motility and liver transplants.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center is the county hospital of San Bernardino. It is a 450+ bed, Level-I Trauma Center, with a long tradition as a teaching institution. Here, our fellows participate in both inpatient and outpatient clinic care and endoscopy, along with research and teaching. Arrowhead is a busy, fast-paced environment where fellows encounter incredible disease pathology and are afforded the opportunity to truly give back to the community and serve the underserved.
ACE Endoscopy and Surgery Center
ACE is a busy, efficient, outpatient endoscopy center where fellows hone their bread and butter procedural skills. ACE has an incredible tradition and community reputation for top notch endoscopic care, safety, and a culture of service. Our trainees are an integral part of this mission.