Council & Sections
The AGA Institute maintains a council to address the diverse needs of its members. The AGA Institute Council is made up of elected representatives from the 12 special interest groups within the AGA membership. The council's mission includes the following:
- To develop high quality educational and scientific programming throughout the year, including for Digestive Disease Week®.
- To develop guidelines/standards of practice and other educational resources to help AGA members provide better clinical care.
- To advocate for the respective AGA section memberships' interests.
Council Chair — D. Brent Polk, MD, AGAF
AGA members are invited to join up to four specialty sections/areas of interest. If you would like to join a section, update your membership information online. You will need your membership ID number. If you do not know your member number, contact AGA Member Services at 301-941-2651 or member@gastro.org.
The AGA Sections Needs Help From All Members
Review your section's pages for ideas on how you can get involved:
- Recommend changes in the abstract descriptor categories for our section by suggesting new ones or rewording of the present ones.
- Recommend invited speakers and their topics that would interest our section.
- Volunteer to Review abstracts.
Sections
- Clinical Practice
- Esophageal, Gastric & Duodenal Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Oncology
- Growth Development and Aging
- Hormones, Transmitters, Growth Factors and Their Receptors
- Imaging and Advanced Technology
- Immunology, Microbiology and IBD
- Intestinal Disorders
- Liver and Biliary
- Neurogastroenterology and Motility
- Nutrition and Obesity
- Pancreatic Disorders
Resources
AGA Staff
If you have general questions about the AGA Institute Council, please contact staff:
- John Whiton, senior director of council operations, jwhiton@gastro.org or 301-941-2637.
- Nataly Schwartz, manager, nschwartz@gastro.org or 301-272-1192.
- Jennifer Gibson, manager, jgibson@gastro.org or 301-941-2633.
