American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2016 International GI Training Grant Award

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24 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS JANUARY 2016 Gastro 2015: AGW-WGO | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2016: EGHS-WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2016 International GI Training Grant Award The International GI Training Grant provides partial financial support to physicians outside of the United States and Canada to receive clini-cal or clinical research training or education in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in selected medical training centers in North America. The funding is provided so that an individual can acquire or develop new cognitive knowledge or a technical skill. This newly acquired knowl-edge 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 USD, and is to be used for travel to and from the train-ing center and to the ACG Annual Meeting as well as for incidental ex-penses related to the training. A travel grant may or may not be awarded in any given year. Eligibility Physicians who are not citizens of nor are currently residing in the United States or Canada, and who are work-ing in gastroenterology or related ar-eas are eligible to apply together with his/her training institution. The train-ing period must be for at least six (6) months and must take place between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017. Requirements Applicants must submit a completed application form, a personal state-ment that summarizes the reasons and objectives of additional train-ing, a curriculum vitae, copies of all published articles and abstracts within the last five years, and a completed application form from the host train-ing center. These forms are available on the ACG website at http://gi.org/ research-and-awards/intl-training-grant/. Three letters of recommenda-tion are also required — one from the training preceptor/director; one from an ACG Fellow; and another from a person of the applicant’s 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 train-ing 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 International GI Training Grant of the College must be men-tioned in any publication(s) generated by the awardee and host training cen-ter through this program. At comple-tion of the training, the awardee must submit a written summary (critique, educational experience) to ACG. All applications must be submitted in PDF file format by email to Maria Susano at msusano@gi.org by 28 March 2016. 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 gastroenterol-ogy in the applicant’s home country. Applicants will be notified after 1 July 2016 with funding to begin after July 2016. Questions regarding this program should be sent to Maria Susano at msusano@gi.org. Recent Past Recipients of the International GI Training Grant: Year Recipient Country Training Center/Area of Training 2015 Piyush Somani, MD India Florida Hospital, Center for Interventional Endoscopy Advanced ERCP, Cholangioscopy and EUS 2014 Oriol Sendino-Garcia, MD Spain California Pacific Medical Center Interventional endoscopy 2013 Salome Bandoh, MD Ghana Mayo Clinic Rochester Infectious diarrhea and data 2012 Wiriyaporn Ridtitid, MD Thailand Indiana University ERCP 2011 Nikhil Anil Nadkarni, MD India Mayo Clinic Rochester Acute Pancreatitis 2010 Avelyn Kwok, MD Australia Medical University of South Carolina Advanced EUS procedures


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