COM resident of the month

Name: Neil Bhogal, MD

Medical school you attended/year graduated: St. George’s University School of Medicine. Graduated 2015

Residency/fellowship at UNMC: Residency in internal medicine. Fellowship in gastroenterology.

Program directors:

• James O’Dell, MD (internal medicine)
• Alexander Hewlett, DO, and Peter Mannon, MD (gastroenterology)

How long is your training program, and how long have you been at UNMC?

Internal medicine is three years, GI is three years. This is my sixth year here!

What do you like the most about your training program:

For internal medicine, the training program here is really top-notch. There is a great level of acuity and variety. Wonderful inpatient, outpatient and sub-specialty experience.

For GI, this also is a top-notch program — very high acuity, very high volume endoscopy with a great amount of graduated autonomy. Also, there is great mentorship that led me to advanced endoscopy as a career pursuit.

What challenges do you foresee in graduate medical education in the future?

Finding a balance of clinical work and academic interests. Increasing amount of residency spots to fill increased amount of medical school spots. Hopefully this will help nationwide physician shortage.

List some accomplishments that you are proud of:

• Gold Humanism Society Induction
• Rookie of the Year for Internal Medicine (2016)
• UNMC House Officer of the Year (2018)
• Staying at UNMC for GI fellowship

Tell us three things about you that others may not know:

• My family grows table grapes, almonds and pistachios in Central Valley, California, where I grew up.
• I am the youngest of four.
• I am moving to Danville, Pennsylvania, next year to pursue an extra year of training for advanced endoscopy.