STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING YOUR GI ACADEMIC MEDICAL CAREER
OVERVIEW
Great careers in GI and hepatology academic medicine start with sound management of the practical knowledge and skills necessary for advancement. This free workshop will help you acquire information and contacts so you can achieve your professional goals and enhance your network.
The course faculty are experienced and accomplished, and with a proven track record of success, they can guide you on the path to your own successful GI and hepatology career in academic medicine.
PROGRAM TOPICS
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HOW TO APPLY
Submit your application with all requested supporting documents. Applications that do not contain all the requested materials WILL NOT be considered. The application deadline is Nov. 18, 2019.
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CONTACT US
For questions regarding to the program or submitting an application, email Sandra Megally Amos at samos@gastro.org.
THE SPONSORS
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FACULTY
Workshop Directors
Raymond T. Chung, MD, FAASLD
Harvard Medical School
Kim E. Barrett, PhD
University of California, San Diego
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James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
TRAVEL GRANTS
Travel grants ($500) will be given to all selected applicants to help offset costs associated with attending the workshop. No special application is required for travel grants.
ELIGIBILITY
Nonmembers must submit an AGA membership application with their workshop application or apply online for an AASLD membership before applying to the workshop in order to be considered. Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Young scientists, MDs, MD-PhDs or PhDs with outstanding potential for careers in independent or translational science, clinical investigational research, or training and education related to academic gastroenterology or hepatology will be accepted.
Candidates must be:
• An AGA or AASLD member.
• A gastroenterology or hepatology fellow or junior faculty member within four years of starting his/her first faculty appointment at the instructor or assistant professor level in a clinical or basic science department. Junior faculty members who have yet to start their first position will need to submit a letter from an academic institution verifying that they have accepted a faculty position.
• Working at an accredited institution in the U.S.
Candidates must apply to attend. A limited number of candidates will be accepted. Candidates may not hold grants earmarked for independent investigators (i.e. R01, R-21), but may be recipients of career development awards from the government (e.g. K awards) or medical specialty organizations.
SELECTION CRITERIA AND REVIEW PROCESS
Candidates will receive notice of their status the week of Dec. 16, 2020.
Participants will be selected based on his/her quality of training, research experience, plans for an academic career and the letter of recommendation from his/her section chief and/or program director. Applications will be reviewed and selected by the workshop directors and faculty.
FACULTY
Workshop Directors
Barbara H. Jung, MD, AGAF
University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael W. Fried, MD, AGAF, FAASLD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-Directors
Raymond T. Chung, MD, FAASLD
Harvard Medical School
Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, AGAF
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center
ACCREDITATION AND CME INFORMATION
The AGA Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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FEB. 8-9, 2020 | CHARLOTTE, NC
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2020 AGA-AASLD Academic Skills Workshop
For questions regarding to the program or submitting an application, email Sandra Megally Amos at samos@gastro.org.
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Application deadline:
Nov. 18, 2019
Charlotte, North Carolina
Strategies for Advancing
Your GI and Hepatology Academic Medical Career
FEB. 8-9, 2020 | CHARLOTTE, NC
2020 AGA-AASLD Academic Skills Workshop
Application deadline: Nov. 18, 2019