AGA is proud to announce the outstanding members selected for the third cohort of our Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity (FORWARD) Program. The FORWARD Program prepares physician-scientists from underrepresented populations for a successful career in academic medicine.
FORWARD goals:
- Strengthen key research skills needed for success as an independent investigator.
- Cultivate a diverse pipeline of emerging AGA and academic medicine leaders through leadership training.
- Provide mentoring through a multi-faceted approach to address the key impediment to achieving a successful career in academic gastroenterology.
The FORWARD Program is structured around small cohorts, expanded this year to include 14 mentees participating in a curriculum spanning two years supported by 14 near-peer mentors and 14 experienced mentors in a 1:1 relationship. Based on our experience with the program’s first cohorts, this structure effectively builds a sense of community and allowed sufficient training time.
FORWARD 2023-2025 Scholars
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Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH
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Chienye Dike, MD, MS
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Nonyelum Ebigbo, MD
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John Mark Gubatan, MD
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Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, MD
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Bianca Islam, MD, PhD, MSc
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Jesus Luevano, MD, MS
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Jorge Machicado, MD, MPH
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Essa Mohamed, PhD
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Pedro Ochoa-Allemant, MD, MS
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Amanda PeBenito, MD, MSED
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Iboro Umana, MD, PhD
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Christopher Velez, MD
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Elizabeth Videlock, MD, PhD
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH
Massachusetts General Hospital
Chienye Dike, MD, MS
University of Alabama – Birmingham
Nonyelum Ebigbo, MD
UT Southwestern
John Mark Gubatan, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bianca Islam, MD, PhD, MSc
University of Cleveland Medical Center
Jesus Luevano, MD, MS
New York Presbyterian
Jorge Machicado, MD, MPH
University of Michigan
Essa Mohamed, PhD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Pedro Ochoa-Allemant, MD, MS
University of Pennsylvania
Amanda PeBenito, MD, MSED
University of Pennsylvania
Iboro Umana, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Christopher Velez, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Elizabeth Videlock, MD, PhD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH
- Chineye Dike, MD, MS
- Nonyelum Ebigbo, MD
- John Mark Gubatan, MD
- Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, MD
- Bianca Islam, MD, PhD, MSc
- Jesus Luevano, MD, MS
- Jorge Machicado, MD, MPH
- Essa Mohamed, PhD
- Pedro Ochoa-Allemant, MD, MS
- Amanda PeBenito, MD, MSED
- Iboro Umana, MD, PhD
- Christopher Velez, MD
- Elizabeth Videlock, MD, PhD
FORWARD 2023-2025 Near-Peer Mentors
- Yelina Alvarez, MD, PhD
- Muyiwa Awoniyi, MD, PhD
- Dominique Bailey, MD
- Bubu Banini, MD, PhD
- Jihane Benhammou, MD, PhD
- Manuel Braga Neto, MD, PhD
- Cassandra D.L Fritz, MD, MPHS
- Joel Gabre, MD
- Rachel B. Issaka MD, MAS
- Jeremy Louissaint, MD
- Vivian Ortiz, MD
- Nicolette Rodriguez, MD, MPH
- Nneka Ufere, MD
- Eric Vargas, MD
FORWARD 2023-2025 Mentors
- Kim Barrett, PhD, AGAF
- C. Richard (Rick) Boland, MD, AGAF
- John Carethers, MD, AGAF
- Jennifer Christie, MD, AGAF
- Gail Hecht, MD, MS, AGAF
- Courtney Houchen, MD
- Fasiha Kanwal, MD, MSHS
- David Lieberman, MD, AGAF
- Anna Lok, MD, DSc (Hon), AGAF
- Jorge Marrero, MD, MS, AGAF
- Jesus Rivera-Nieves, MD
- Anthony Kalloo, MD
- Gary Wu, MD, AGAF
- Ellen Zimmermann, MD
Learn more about the AGA FORWARD Program, supported by NIH (1R25DK118761-01).
