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The best of times and the worst of times: Sustaining the future of academic GI
Date:2/1/2008

the conference, the Committee developed several conclusions to help guide gastroenterologists in their practices:

  • GI divisions may need to be run more like businesses, and division leaders may need formal training in leadership skills and business practices.

  • GI fellowship training will need to be modified for trainees seeking academic or practice careers, including more technical skill-specific programs. Programs may identify synergies with other medicine fellowships and collaborate to more efficiently deliver training applicable to all fellows, such as quality, ethics and research standards.

  • Divisions will need to focus on improving faculty retention and workforce issues, such as work hours and debt levels, by using new technologies and flexible policies to meet staff and divisional needs. Directors need to place special emphasis on hiring a diverse faculty, including women and minorities, and cultivate promising young professionals through development of research opportunities and community outreach.

  • The AGA Institute should continue to support these divisions by properly educating and training members, advocating for greater federal funding, fostering career tracks for researchers and professional educators, and encouraging interest in and helping reduce potential barriers among students and trainees to careers in academic gastroenterology.

Through the ongoing charge of the Future Trends Committee, the AGA Institute is playing an integral role in helping academic divisions navigate the changing demands of the health care community. They should consider the conclusions of this report to determine changes in their division that will help improve their research output, staff retention and overall health care quality, said Dr. Wang.

The AGA Institute is firmly committed to supporting the academic GI community and is already taking steps to help facilitate many of th
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Contact: Aimee Frank
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301-941-2620
American Gastroenterological Association
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