2024 LE&E Center Clinical Research Leadership Program Participants
Elevating Leadership Skills for Clinical Researchers
The Clinical Research Leadership Program is a signature program of the ACG Institute’s Center for Leadership, Ethics & Equity. Receiving a grant award is a celebratory milestone, inherent with several new responsibilities for the awardee – as a scientific leader, financial administrator, manager, and mentor. This unique interactive program will provide ACG clinician investigators with the skill set to start, grow and maintain success as research leaders. Participants will learn research leadership skills to maintain a successful independent research program.
The goal of the program is to provide leadership training for early to mid-career clinical investigators who are ACG member physicians (between 2-15 years out of fellowship training), are working in the U.S., and have active or recent funding as a Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator.
The Clinical Research Leadership Program in-person course will take place on June 6 – 8, 2025 in Washington, DC, as part of Leadership YOU. Leadership YOU will convene the four distinct leadership programs offered by The ACG Institute and The Center for Leadership, Ethics and Equity and will provide attendees with the opportunity to network with participants in all four cohorts, as well as provide cohort specific professional development.
2024 LE&E Clinical Research Leadership Program Cohort
Bubu Banini, MD, PhD
Freddy Caldera, DO, MS, FACG
Joy Chang, MD, MS
Maneesh Dave, MD, MPH
Adam Faye, MD, MS
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Amanda Johnson, MD
Michael Li, MD, MPH
Sarah McGill, MD, MSc, FACG
Kira Newman, MD, PhD
Prashant Singh, MD
Amelie Therrien, MD
Xiao Jing Wang, MD
Course Details
In-Person Course Date: June 6-8, 2025 in Washington, DC
Course Topics:
- Grant finance & administration
- Research operations & strategy
- Fostering a collaborative and productive team environment
- How to integrate opportunities for mentees
- Diversifying your funding portfolio
- Grant writing
- Advice for the early-career, mid-career, and senior investigators
- Guide to creating a research network
Course Directors: Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG and Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG
Course Components:
- Pre-course assignments: May 2025
- In-person course: June 6-8, 2025 in Washington, DC
- Post-course online learning sessions
Attendees:
To facilitate a positive, interactive learning environment and networking, the course would be limited to 30 attendees. Applications would be accepted from the following ACG members:
- ACG member physicians 2-15 years post completion of GI fellowship training
- Based in the United States
- Recipients of grant funding as a Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator from any institution or society (non-trainee, non-fellow) in the last 10 years.
Apply:
Applicants will need to submit an application with their current NIH biosketch, personal statement of interest in participating in the program including details of your current research funding and any future research applications you are working towards, proof of recent or ongoing research funding as a Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator, and a letter of nomination from a mentor or supervisor who can speak to your research leadership potential and research experience. Please note that required letter of nomination is a form with 3 focused questions to be completed by the nominator. The nomination questions and form can be found here.
Current principal investigators and previous recipients of ACG Institute funding are encouraged to apply.
Applications will be reviewed by the ACG Institute and will be notified regarding their inclusion in the program (there are no registration fees for the program).
2025 Applications: September 16, 2024 – November 15, 2024
**Application portal is now closed for the 2025 program**
Eligibility & Evaluation Criteria:
To choose the recipients, the Institute will assess the degree to which the applicant meets the eligibility criteria:
- ACG members who are at least 2 years out from all GI fellowship training
- Recipients of grant funding (non-trainee, non-fellow) from any institution or society in the last 10 years will be considered.
- Proof of recent or ongoing funding as Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator – award letter/notice of award listing PI / Co-PI.
- Current NIH biosketch
- Personal statement of interest in participating in the program, including details of your current research funding and any future research applications you are working towards (500 words max)
- A strong letter of nomination from a mentor or supervisor, who can speak to your research leadership potential and research experience. Please note that the required letter of nomination is a form with 3 focused questions to be completed by the nominator. Click here to view the nomination questions and form.
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