DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Parakkal Deepak, MD, FACG, Chair Darren Ballard, MD Steven L. Brint, MD, FACG Matthew A. Chin, MD Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu, MD, FACG Jeremy S. Ditelberg, MD, FACG Ronnie Fass, MD, MACG Srinivas Gaddam, MD, MPH Jill K. J. Gaidos, MD, FACG Mohit Girotra, MD Noah M. Hall, MD
Jennifer Horsley-Silva, MD Dmitriy Kedrin, MD Trilokesh D. Kidambi, MD Truptesh H. Kothari, MD, MS, FACG Rajesh Krishnamoorthi, MD Rajiv T. Majithia, MD, FACG Elizabeth V. Marsicano, MD Fazia A. Mir, MD Eric Montminy, MD Rafael A. Mosquera, MD, FACG Dhruvil K. Radadiya, MD
RESPONSIBILITIES AS STATED IN THE ACG BYLAWS This Committee shall have primary responsibility for oversight and strategic direction of the College websites and member publications, and shall curate content from ACG’s official scientific journals.
OBJECTIVES
Erik F. Rahimi, MD Zeeshan Ramzan, MD, FACG Sanam D. Razeghi, MD Brett W. Sadowski, MD John W. Schaberg, MD, FACG Nizar H. Senussi, MD Rucha M. Shah, MD Benjamin Tharian, MD Shifa Umar, MD Andres J. Yarur, MD, FACG
Parakkal Deepak, MD, FACG
applications for positions on the 2021-2022 board and is proud of the appointment of Katherine A. Falloon, MD, and Judy A. Trieu, MD, MPH, as the 2021-2022 Co-Editors-in-Chief of ACG Case Reports Journal, the College's open-access, peer-reviewed journal edited exclusively by GI fellows.
3. Serve as the Editorial Board for the ACG Magazine.
The July 2021 – June 2022 ACGCRJ Editorial Board is comprised of:
4. Mentor the ACG Case Reports Journal Editorial Board.
Co-Editors-in-Chief Katherine A. Falloon, MD, Cleveland Clinic Judy A. Trieu, MD, MPH, Loyola University Medical Center
5. Identify appropriate communication channels.
COMMITTEE REPORT 2021 Committee Highlights: New Directions and New Offerings New Evidence-Based Journals Summary Publication, Dr. Philip S. Schoenfeld, Editor The development and launch of a new ACG publication featuring evidence-based structured abstracts on key articles from the GI literature in major U.S. and international journals, thanks to the leadership of Dr. Philip Schoenfeld and the editorial guidance and support of Claire Neumann, ACG’s Managing Editor. The new publication is called “Evidence-Based GI: An ACG Publication” and its tagline is “Clinical take-aways and evidence-based summaries of articles in GI, Hepatology & Endoscopy.” ACG Case Reports Journal (ACGCRJ) The committee helps support the GI fellows-in-training who serve on the ACGCRJ Editorial Board. Dr. Deepak helped review the 44
Associate Editors Amporn Atsawarungruangkit, MD, Brown University Divya Chalikonda, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Phillip Gu, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Anthony Horton, MD, Duke University Health System Nicholas McDonald, MD, University of Minnesota Fredy Nehme, MD, MS, University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center Malav Parikh, MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Hirsh Trivedi, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Mike Wei, MD, Stanford University Twitter Feed for ACG’s Three Journals @AmJGastro The American Journal of Gastroenterology Since its launch in late September 2020, the @AmJGastro Twitter feed has grown to over 2,700 followers as of August 2021. Since March of 2020–2021 ACG AWARDS & LEADERSHIP | 55
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2. Curate the content on the College’s Website and provide insight and user feedback.
This longstanding fellow-run journal represents the College’s commitment to supporting gastroenterology trainees by promoting academic and professional growth. ACG Case Reports Journal provides a platform for medical students, residents, and fellows interested in gastroenterology and hepatology to contribute to medical literature. acgcasereports.com
1. Advise the College staff on the general direction, and key objectives for scientific, member communications and online communities.
