Resources for GI Fellows & Fellowship
The AGA Institute offers the resources you need to pursue and advance your career in gastroenterology. As an AGA member, you will have access to a vast array of free educational resources, discounts on board certification products and much more.
- AGA Membership offers a host of benefits, resources and programs designed to enhance your knowledge, skills and networking opportunities throughout your career.
- The Career Advisory Program (CAP) provides online access to subject matter experts in addition to related published articles, presentations, and Web links.
- The Gastroenterology Core Curriculum, a model curriculum developed by the major gastroenterology societies for optimal training to be covered in a GI fellowship.
- The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition offers opportunities for research funding.
- The American Board for Internal Medicine provides certification requirements for gastroenterology.
- The American Association for Medical Colleges provides information and resources on medical colleges and students in the U.S.
- Digestive Disease Week®, the largest must-attend gathering of physicians, researchers, and academicians in gastroenterology.
Resources for GI Fellows
- DDSEPSM5.0 - Questions and critiques are available free to AGA members. DDSEP is an excellent resource to update your knowledge or prepare for the GI board examination.
- "Going into Practice: A Guide for the GI Physician" - Free for AGA member trainees, this publication is an excellent resource to help you navigate the pros and cons of different practice environments.
- The Gastroenterology Training Examination® (GTE).
- The World Gastroenterology Organisation provides access to global training consensus standards documents and other information.
- GICareerSearch.com offers free access to hundreds of online jobs.
Resources for Fellowship Applicants
International Medical Graduates
If you trained outside of the U.S. or Canada, and are interested in entering a U.S. training program, your first step is to contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). The ECFMG assesses the readiness of international medical graduates to enter U.S. residency and fellowship programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The ACGME accredits all graduate medical programs in the U.S.
- The AGA maintains a geographical listing of accredited U.S. gastroenterology training programs.
- The National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) for fellowship matches.
- The Gastroenterology Match Resolution encourages fellowship applicants to pursue all options when applying to programs.
- The Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS) is an efficient and electronic system of managing and transmitting your fellowship applications.
Contact us at GItraining@gastro.org for additional assistance or suggestions on how we may better serve you.
