LIMES
Liver and Intestinal Medical Education for Students

The liver is the second largest organ in the body. It deserves more than a footnote in your education.

A high-yield clinical curriculum — equipping you to interpret liver enzymes, recognize chronic liver disease, manage cirrhosis complications, and navigate liver and intestinal transplant medicine.

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1 in 4
US adults estimated to have fatty liver disease
35%
Projected shortage in hepatology providers by 2033
62%
Transplant hepatology fellowship positions left unfilled in 2023
22
Structured topics, from history-taking to post-transplant care

From first principles to the transplant list

22 structured topics across four domains — built for every stage of medical training, from your first liver-focused history to post-transplant immunosuppression.

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Hepatology is undertaught and undermatched

In 2023, 62% of transplant hepatology fellowship positions went unfilled. A projected 35% shortage of hepatology providers is expected by 2033. The problem starts in medical school.

4.9M
Americans diagnosed with cirrhosis
80%
of cirrhosis cases undiagnosed at first decompensation
777
Liver transplant physicians in the US for 106,962 prevalent transplant recipients
Rising
HCC incidence — now a leading cause of cancer-related death

LIMES™ was built to address the gap between what standard curricula cover and what future physicians — regardless of specialty — need to recognize and manage. Every internist, family physician, and emergency medicine doctor will see liver disease. This curriculum gives you the foundation to act on it.

For students, educators, and partners

Whether you're a medical student building your hepatology foundation, a faculty member interested in implementing a hepatology enrichment track, or an organization interested in the LIMES™ curriculum framework — we'd like to hear from you.

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