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Current first and second year fellows are invited to submit their application for a one-month rotation at the FDA, sponsored by ACG. The candidate chosen will have the opportunity to participate in daily FDA activities and will gain first-hand knowledge of the drug and device approval process. The College will provide a stipend for travel and daily living expenses.
Eligible applicants must complete the application form found here. Included with the application form must be two recommendations: one from the fellow’s current Program Director and one from a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG). All applications must be submitted to ACG and will be reviewed by the ACG FDA Related Matters Committee along with staff at the FDA. The candidate will be chosen and notified of acceptance by early 2016.
Upon completion of the rotation, the candidate will be invited by ACG to present his or her experiences at the following ACG Annual Scientific Meeting. The application process is now open. All applications must be submitted by September 10, 2015. For complete details regarding the FDA-ACG Fellowship Program, click here.
Questions regarding this program can be addressed to Brad Conway at 301-263-9000 or bconway@gi.org.
Deepinder Goya, MD, the 2013 ACG-FDA Visiting Fellow, shared some of the highlights of his month-long fellowship in the December issue of the ACG Update’s GI Five. Learn more
As part of his fellowship award, Dr. Goya is invited to present his experiences during the College’s 2015 annual scientific meeting in Hawaii