North American International GI Training Grant Award

2017 North American International GI Training Grant Award

The North American International GI Training Grant provides partial financial support to U.S. and Canadian GI Fellows in training or GI Physicians who have completed their training within the last 5 years, to receive clinical or clinical research training or education in Gastroenterology and Hepatology outside of North America. The funding is provided so that an individual can acquire or develop new cognitive knowledge or a technical skill. This newly acquired knowledge or skill would then be used to improve patient care in the applicant’s geographic area.

The amount of the grant will not exceed $10,000, and is to be used for travel to and from the training center and to the ACG Annual Meeting as well as for incidental expenses related to the training. A travel grant may or may not be awarded in any given year.

Eligibility

GI Fellows in training who are enrolled in an accredited gastroenterology fellowship program or GI Physicians who completed their training within the last 5 years, and are citizens of the United States or Canada, are eligible to apply together with his/her training institution. The training must take place between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.

Requirements

Applicants must submit a completed application form, a personal statement that summarizes the reasons and objectives of additional training, a curriculum vitae, copies of all published articles and abstracts within the last five years, and a completed application form from the host training center. Three letters of recommendation are also required — one from the training preceptor/director; one from an ACG Fellow; and another from a person of your choosing.

Applicants are responsible for selecting a host training center who will voluntarily agree to participate in the program. The host training center must be able to accomplish the training goals and must complete the host training center application. ACG is not be responsible for any additional financial obligation to the preceptor of the GI training program.

The North American International GI Training Grant of the College must be mentioned in any publication(s) generated by the awardee and host training center through this program. At completion of the training, the awardee must submit a written summary (critique, educational experience) to ACG.

Application Forms

North American International GI Training Grant Application Form
Host Training Center Application Form

All applications must be submitted in PDF file format by email to Maria Susano at msusano@gi.org by March 31, 2017.

Review Process

The ACG International Relations Committee will select one awardee, subject to Board approval, based upon the applicant’s credentials, the merit of the proposed training by the selected host training center and the potential of enhancing the field of gastroenterology in the applicant’s home country.

Applicants will be notified after July 1, 2017 with funding to begin after July 2017. Questions regarding this program should be sent to Maria Susano at msusano@gi.org.

Past Recipients of the North American International GI Training Grant:

Year	Recipient	Training Location	Training Center/Area of Training
2016	Gene K. Ma, MD	Tokyo, Japan	Jikei University School of Medicine Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
2015	Jennifer Yi-Jiun Pan, MD About her experience	Melbourne, Australia	University of Melbourne Colorectal cancer
2014	Akwi W. Asombang, MD About her experience	Lusaka, Zambia	The Cancer Disease Hospital Pancreatic cancer
2013	Ryan Law, MD About his experience	Yokohama, Japan	Showa Univ. Int’l Training Ctr. for Endoscopy POEM
2012	Hamed Khalili, MD	Stockholm, Sweden	Karolinska Institute IBD and risk factors
2011	Amit Bhatt, MD About his experience	Mainz, Germany	National Cancer Center Endoscopic submucosal dissection
2010	Jenny Sauk, MD About her experience	Tokyo, Japan	Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Confocal endomicroscopy
2009	Tonya Kaltenbach, MD About her experience	Tokyo, Japan	National Cancer Center Hospital Endoscopic mucosal resection and submucosal dissesction
2008	Anna Marta Buchner, MD, PhD About her experience	Mainz, Germany Paris, France	University of Mainz Mauna Kea Technology Confocal imaging/endomicroscopy