AGA Core Program
The AGA Clinical Observation and Research Education (CORE) Program has been developed as a response to our international gastroenterology and hepatology colleagues who have expressed interest in participating in clinical and research opportunities in the U.S.
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General program requirements:
- All applicants must be proficient in English.
- At the time of participation, they must be in the last year of their GI fellowship or within five years of graduating from their fellowship training program.
- The applicant must be an AGA Member (international).
Participating institutions
If you are interested in hosting an AGA international member for a clinical observership or research opportunity, please complete the application for institutions/mentors and email to Monique Dyson at mdyson@gastro.org. Applications will be reviewed for final selection by the AGA International Subcommittee.
Baylor University Medical Center at DallasWebsite: www.baylorhealth.com
Funds available: For some programs
Months program is available: January-December
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas is home to more than 20 medical specialty centers, many of which are ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the country. Baylor Dallas offers four distinctive opportunities for gastrointestinal clinical observerships and research opportunities: At the Baylor IBD Center, clinical trainees gain confidence in managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and have the opportunity to co-author an original paper while shadowing Dr. Themistocles Dassopoulos. Research trainees at the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer Research and the Center for Epigenetics, Cancer Prevention and Cancer Genomics will be mentored by Ajay Goel, PhD, while working on various basic and translational aspects of gastrointestinal cancers. In the Mucosal Pathobiology Lab, research trainees will work with Arianne Theiss, PhD, performing basic science/translational research experiments utilizing human intestinal mucosal biopsies, novel mouse models of spontaneous ileitis, intestinal organoids and cultured epithelial cells. Research trainees at Baylor Institute for Immunology Research will work under Venuprasad K. Poojary, PhD, on highly sophisticated cell, molecular biological and immunological approaches.
Mentors
Themistocles Dassopoulos, MD
Director, Baylor Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Ajay Goel, PhD – Center for Gastrointestinal Research; Director, Center for Epigenetics, Cancer Prevention and Cancer Genomics
Venuprasad K. Poojary, PhD – Baylor Institute for Immunology Research (BIIR)
Arianne L. Theiss, PhD – Baylor Research Institute – GI
Contact
Research opportunities:
Stella Richter, Department of Medicine
Stella.Martinez@BSWHealth.org
469-800-7180
Clinical opportunities:
Themistocles Dassopoulos, MD
Themistocles.Dassopoulos@BSWHealth.org
469-800-7180
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterWebsite: www.bidmc.org
Funds available: No
Months program is available: September-April
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is a major teaching hospital of Harvard University School of Medicine and one of the nation’s preeminent leaders in “bench-to-bedside” research and medical education – including several areas of excellence in gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreas, digestive cancer and gastrointestinal endoscopy. The Digestive Disease Center team is comprised of more than 30 gastroenterologists, all of whom are also faculty members at Harvard Medical School. Their knowledge and experience has led to international renown and made the Digestive Disease Center one of the most distinguished in the U.S. At BIDMC, visiting professionals will have the opportunity for clinical observerships of one month in duration, observing endoscopy and attending the IBD clinic. Clinical observerships are supervised by Alan Moss, MD, and Adam Cheifetz, MD, and offer exposure to management of complex cases of IBD, surveillance chromoendoscopy, stricture dilatation, and the opportunity to participate in clinical research projects. More information available from the mentors.
Mentors
Alan C. Moss, MD
Gastroenterology
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Adam S. Cheifetz, MD – Gastroenterology
Contact
Judi Hansjon
Medicine, Gastroenterology Division
330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215
jhansjon@bidmc.harvard.edu
617-667-8424
Virginia Mason Medical CenterWebsite: www.virginiamason.org/ibdcenter
Funds available: No
Months program is available: January-December
Established in 1920, Virginia Mason began as an 80-bed hospital with six physician offices. Today, Virginia Mason Medical Center is recognized as one of the nation’s best health care facilities encompassing seven centers of excellence including IBD, hepatology, nutrition, bariatric treatment, endoscopy, pancreas and biliary disease and esophagus. Virginia Mason has strong ties with its affiliated Benaroya Research Institute, a leading center in immunology research and the current seat for the Immune Tolerance Network program. The Virginia Mason Medical Center offers both clinical observerships and research opportunities to potential trainees. Clinical observerships include shadowing all three members of the IBD group as they provide clinical services and perform procedures. The estimated length of the observership is five days per week for two months. Research opportunities include working with two clinical investigators with experience in clinical outcomes research and clinical trials, and/or one translational T-cell immunologist who is involved in basic science, translational work, and clinical trials. The estimated length of the research opportunity is nine months.
Mentors
Michael Chiorean, MD
Medicine – Gastroenterology
1100 Ninth Ave Seattle, WA 98101
michael.chiorean@virginiamason.org
206-625-7373 x66526
Elisa Boden, MD – IBD Center
James Lord, MD, PhD – IBD Center
Anjali Kumar, MD – Colorectal Surgery, IBD Center
Ravi Moonka, MD – Colorectal Surgery, IBD Center
Contact
Terri Davis Smith – Project Coordinator, Digestive Disease Institute,
Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Ave, G250B, Seattle, WA 98101, terri.davissmith@virginiamason.org
(206) 515-5397
www.virginiamason.org/ddi
Yale School of MedicineWebsite: www.medicine.yale.edu
Funds available: No
Months program is available: September-May
Founded in 1810, the Yale University School of Medicine is a world-renowned center for biomedical research, education and advanced health care. Potential trainees may participate in clinical observerships or research opportunities. Clinical observerships include shadowing Deborah Proctor, MD, in mostly IBD outpatient clinics; however, some inpatient hospital experience is also available. The length of the clinical observership would be four to eight weeks. Research opportunities include research experience with Fred Gorelick, MD, whose laboratory focuses on basic science research on the pancreas and enzyme activation. Trainees would learn about the basic techniques that are used in Dr. Gorelick’s lab. The length of time would preferably be six to 12 months, but trainees could participate for a minimum of three months.
Mentors
Deborah D Proctor, MD
Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases
Section of Digestive Diseases
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Fred Gorelick, MD
Yale M.D., Ph.D. Program
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Contact
Deborah D. Proctor, MD
40 Temple Street, Suite 1A, New Haven, CT 06510,
deborah.proctor@yale.edu
203-785-7012
More information: medicine.yale.edu/education/gho/visitingstudents/
Virginia Tech Carilion ClinicWebsites: www.vt.edu|www.carilionclinic.org
Funds available: For selected projects
Months program is available: January – December
More information on available opportunities : www.carilionclinic.org/IBD | Download PDF
Carilion Clinic and the Virginia Tech School of Medicine and Research Institute (VTC) leverage Virginia Tech's world-class strength in the basic sciences with Carilion Clinic highly experienced medical staff and rich history in medical education. The multidisciplinary IBD Center at Carilion Clinic, directed by Dario Sorrentino, MD, is committed to conducting groundbreaking research in IBD while offering the highest standard of care. Opportunities for international visitors include several clinical IBD focused research projects (one year) as well as clinical observerships (one to three months) of tertiary level IBD clinic and IBD endoscopy. IBD surgery, led by Sandy Fogel, MD, is a busy service with up to 50 to 80 procedures performed each year making the Center one of the leaders in the U.S. Procedures performed include: resections, stricturoplasties, diversions, colostomies, Ileostomies, pouch procedures (including J pouch), restorative procto-colectomies, revision/repair of continent ileostomies, fistula resections and open drainage of abscesses. One to three months observerships in IBD surgery are available to international visitors. The Advanced Endoscopy Center, directed by Paul Yeaton, MD, specializes in pancreatobiliary endoscopy focusing on complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and many others. One to three months observerships in pancreatobiliary endoscopy are available to international visitors. Basic research projects are tutored by Irving C. Allen,PhD, at the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg and include evaluating novel infammatory signaling in IBD; developing human intestinal organoids to evaluate host-microbiome interactions and utilizing genetically engineered pigs to model NOD-like receptor (NLR) infammasome function in IBD.
Mentors
Dario Sorrentino, MD.
Professor of Medicine, Director IBD Center
Division of Gastroenterology
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
3 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA 24016
Sandy Fogel, MD – Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Paul Yeaton, MD – Division of Gastroenterology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Irving C. Allen, PhD – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech
Contact
Wendy O’Rourke
3 Riverside Circle, 4th Floor, Roanoke, Virginia 24016,
weorourke@carilionclinic.org
540-526-1053
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