Nashville has a humid subtropical climate (KÃ¶ppen Cfa), with hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. Monthly averages range from 37.7 Â°F (3.2 Â°C) in January to 79.4 Â°F (26.3 Â°C) in July, with a diurnal temperature variation of 18.2 to 23.0 Â°F (10.1 to 12.8 Â°C).
Training, Education, and Certification: Gastroenterology is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine. A gastroenterologist has completed all of the same training as an internist, (4 years undergraduate, 4 years medical school, and 3 years of residency) plus three years of fellowship training in Gastroenterology.ccording to the Medical Group Management Association, (MGMA) the average compensation for a gastroenterologist is $496,139 annually, based on a report released in 2010 based on data from 2009, the most recent figures available. Those physicians earning in the 90th percentile can earn over $775,000.
A gastroenterologist is a physician who specializes in diseases of the digestive system, also called the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Gastroenterologists have extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), and biliary system (e.g., liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts). Gastroenterology is a subspecialty of internal medicine.