William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology
Established in 1976, this recognition prize honors a senior investigator who has made a major contribution that has significantly advanced care of patients with digestive diseases through clinical or translational research. For the purpose of this award, the term gastroenterology encompasses any gastrointestinal discipline, including hepatology.
Recognition Award nominations are under review. AGA will announce the 2024 recipients by press release in Spring 2024.
Recognition Award nominations are under review. AGA will announce the 2025 recipients by press release in Spring 2025.
Description
Established in 1976, the William Beaumont Prize recognizes an individual who has made a major contribution (a single accomplishment or series of accomplishments) that has significantly advanced the care of patients with digestive diseases through clinical or translational research. Beginning in 2015, the prize has been awarded annually.
Eligibility
- Nominees must have made major clinical or translational research contributions in digestive disease; however, the nominee need not be gastroenterologists and consideration will be given to scientists and medical professionals from all fields.
- Nominees must have a current AGA membership.
- Recipients of the William Beaumont Prize become ineligible to receive other AGA recognition prizes for a period of three years subsequent to their receipt of the award.
Selection process
- The recipient is selected by the AGA Recognition Prizes Panel constituting members of the AGA Diversity Committee, AGA Institute Clinical Guidelines Committee, AGA Institute Education and Training Committee, AGA Institute Practice Management and Economics Committee, and AGA Institute Research Policy Committee.
- The AGA Governing Board ratifies the recipient.
- An individual may only receive one AGA recognition prize per year.
Nominations are reviewed according to the eligibility criteria listed above and the following review and selection criteria. Nominees:
- Have made a unique and outstanding contribution(s) of major importance to the field that will lead or has led to important new insights or advances in prevention, diagnosis, management or treatment of digestive disease.
- Have an impactful body of clinical and/or translational research outputs that have significantly impacted the understanding and/or practice of gastroenterology in relation to patient care.
- Have demonstrated exemplary service to AGA through service or leadership on AGA committees, journal editorial boards and/or the governing board. Recognition as an AGA Fellow is also considered.
- Have generously contributed their expertise and leadership to the field, through for example:
- Peer-review of grants.
- Service on journal editorial boards.
- Leadership and/or service on graduate and/or medical school committees.
Recognition
The recipient will receive a $5,000 monetary prize and is recognized at the AGA Awards Ceremony during Digestive Disease Week®. AGA will reimburse the recipient’s travel expenses and provide hotel accomodations for up to two nights. Travel expenses for one guest are also reimbursed.
Nomination process
All nominations must be submitted online by a primary nominator who is an AGA member. The names of additional AGA members who support the nomination should be listed on the nomination form and included as signatories in the nomination letter.
Complete nomination packages include the following supporting materials:
- A nomination letter, not to exceed three pages (1,800 words), copied directly into the nomination form. The primary nominator will sign the letter in the nomination system and can identify additional AGA members to endorse the nomination.
- The nominee’s curriculum vitae. Please upload the file as a PDF titled with the nominee’s last name and first initial (e.g., DoeJ_CV.pdf).
Current members of the AGA Recognition Prizes Panel and AGA Governing Board are prohibited from submitting or supporting nominations.
CONTACT
Please forward all questions about this and other AGA recognition prizes to 301-941-2619 or via email at [email protected].
Recipients (1976-2024)
| 2024 | Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH |
| 2023 | Anil K. Rustgi, MD, AGAF |
| 2022 | Chung Owyang, MD |
| 2021 | David Y Graham, MD |
| 2020 | Dennis Ahnen, MD, AGAF; Peter Kahrilas, MD, AGAF |
| 2019 | Timothy C. Wang, MD, AGAF |
| 2018 | Mary K. Estes, PhD, AGAF |
| 2017 | David Ahlquist, MD |
| 2016 | Anna S. Lok, MD, AGAF |
| 2015 | C. Richard Boland, MD, AGAF |
| 2012 | Richard S. Blumberg, MD, AGAF; Hans Clevers, MD |
| 2009 | Warren Strober, MD |
| 2006 | Barry J. Marshall, MD |
| 2000 | Martin C. Carey; Donald M. Small |
| 1997 | Bert Vogelstein |
| 1994 | Daniel W. Bradley; Michael Houghton; Qui-Lim Choo; George C. Kuo |
| 1991 | Thomas E. Starzl |
| 1988 | Saul Krugman; Mario Rizzetto; Jesse Summers |
| 1985 | John G. Forte; George Sachs |
| 1982 | Morton I. Grossman; Sir James W. Black |
| 1979 | Bengt Borgstrom; Alan F. Hofmann |
| 1976 | R.A. Gregory; Viktor Mutt |
