Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship
2024 - 2025 Interviews
The UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga MIGS Fellowship is not seeking applications for positions that would have started training on July 1, 2025. Our program will not be participating in the Match.
Overview
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga sponsors a two-year Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS). Our program is approved by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL). The MIGS Fellowship in Chattanooga was established by world-renowned Dr. C.Y. Liu in 1997 and is the oldest continuous gynecologic endoscopic fellowship program in the United States. Our Fellows have gone on to become leaders in the field of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at major academic institutions and in private practice.
Our program offers one position at each of the two levels of training every year. Our MIGS Fellows are hired by our primary clinical training site, Erlanger Health System, as attending physicians in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Their salary and benefits are provided by the hospital but are comparable to our PGY-5 ($62,484) and PGY-6 ($64,848) GME Salary Scale (current rates are displayed in this line).
Our Program Director is Todd P. Boren, MD, a fellowship-trained faculty member in Gynecologic Oncology. His email address is todd.boren@erlanger.org.
Our current follows are listed below:
Robyn Power, MD
Faculty/MIGS Fellow 2 (paid as a faculty member
and hired by Erlanger as an attending physician)
7/1/2023 - 6/30/2025
Medical School: Michigan State College of Human Medicine
OB/GYN Residency: The University of Chicago
Nicholas Quam, MD
Faculty/MIGS Fellow 1 (paid as a faculty member
and hired by Erlanger as an attending physician)
7/1/2024 - 6/30/2026
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
OB/GYN Residency: University of Minnesota
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology propose that in order to become a proficient minimally invasive surgeon, a provider must have:
- a broad understanding of advanced gynecologic disorders, especially ones that often end in a surgical intervention
- extensive surgical and clinical expertise that focuses not only on laparoscopic surgery; but also on advanced abdominal and vaginal surgery
- an excellent understanding of research methodology and evidence-based practice principles
Physicians entering a MIGS Fellowship must have completed an ACGME-accredited OB/GYN Residency Program. By participating in multiple, large, community-based referral practices, the MIGS Fellow will receive broad exposure to medical and surgical management of complex gynecologic disorders. Interaction with the Graduate Medical Education Programs offered by The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga also provides exposure to a rich academic environment. It is an ideal setting in which to provide additional training for post-graduate fellows seeking clinical and academic expertise in these fields.
Our primary goal is to train physicians who will provide top quality patient care and education, and be leaders and innovators in gynecologic minimally invasive surgery and in the treatment of advanced gynecologic disorders such as pelvic pain, endometriosis, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, and menopausal care. Our MIGS curriculum and educational objectives focus on evidence-based medicine, anatomical principles, instrumentation, operative laparoscopy, operative hysteroscopy, and robotics.
Our program will not be seeking candidates nor will we be participating in the OB/GYN FMIGS Match during the 2024 recruiting season.
For more information about the Chattanooga MIGS Fellowship, please contact Janie Swanger, OB/GYN Department Residency and MIGS Fellowship Coordinator:
- email: Janie.Swanger@erlanger.org
- Office: 423.778.7515