WOMEN IN GASTROENTEROLOGY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG, Chair Manasi Agrawal, MD Sangeeta Agrawal, MD, FACG Jana G. Al Hashash, MD, FACG Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH, FACG Pascale Anglade, MD Lydia L. Aye, DO Christina M. Bauer, MD Dimpal Bhakta, MD Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, MS, FACG Chau Che, MD Reena V. Chokshi, MD, FACG Reezwana Chowdhury, MD Meredith M. Clary, MD Yong Yan Cui, MD
Kara M. De Felice, MD Tian Gao, MD Swapna Gayam, MD, FACG Stephanie L. Gold, MD Autumn P. Hines, DO Pegah Hosseini-Carroll, MD, FACG Victoria M. B. Howard, PA Elizabeth S. Huebner, MD, FACG Claire L. Jansson-Knodell, MD Lisa M. Jones, MD, MPH, MMCi Jami A. R. Kinnucan, MD, FACG Sasha Mangray, MD Avantika Mishra, MD Neena Mohan, MD Loren G. Rabinowitz, MD
RESPONSIBILITIES AS STATED IN THE ACG BYLAWS This Committee shall be responsible for identifying and evaluating issues that pertain to women in the field of gastroenterology and formulating means to assure that desired goals are met.
OBJECTIVES 1. Encourage participation, membership and advancement of female gastroenterologists in the ACG.
3. Encourage women to pursue a career in gastroenterology and provide resources to aid in their success. 4. Foster mentors for students, residents and fellows in medical training programs.
COMMITTEE REPORT Navigating, Networking and Negotiating Your First Job Workshop This annual program, started under the direction of Sunanda Kane, MD, MSPH, FACG, was offered for the first time at the College’s Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course in October 2008. The workshop was developed to provide fellows and junior faculty the skills needed when negotiating for positions, and the tools for effective networking, both essential in the development of effective leaders. This year’s workshop is co-chaired by Drs. Swapna Gayam and Jami Kinnucan. Presentations will include Networking and Negotiation, ABCs of Private Practice, ABCs of Academic Practice,
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and Work-Life Balance. Panel sessions for private practice and academic interests have been included, and all trainees are invited to participate. The workshop normally held on the Friday of the October Annual Meeting has been moved to January 2022 and will be offered virtually. A live question and answer session, and breakout discussions specific to private practice and academics will be offered. These informative and fun live sessions for the fellows will also include a debate between some of the experts. Career Opportunities for Women in GI Luncheon This program, piloted in 1998 and offered annually since 2000 (previously known as the Fellowship Recruitment Initiative), is an innovative career symposium held in conjunction with the ACG Postgraduate Course. The program is directed toward female residents, trainees and junior faculty. Female ACG members from a variety of gastrointestinal subspecialties and practice settings give an overview of their career choices in gastroenterology and engage in dialogues about how to be a successful woman in GI. Drs. Jana Al Hashash and Julie Tobak are serving as co-chairs of the luncheon with panelists from various backgrounds of the GI field such as academics, private practice, advanced endoscopy etc. providing their experience and tips for success for the female trainees and faculty. The 2021 session was held on September 14th as part of the ACG Virtual Grand Rounds Career Series webinars. The webinar featured a dynamic panel which included women gastroenterologists from different GI subspecialties, from different parts of the country, and with different career paths in order to create a well-represented cohort to answer questions and offer 2020–2021 ACG AWARDS & LEADERSHIP | 87
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2. Promote research and understanding of the gender differences in gastrointestinal diseases.
Marianne T. Ritchie, MD Nayna D. Riyat, MD Sheila Rustgi, MD Alison Schneider, MD, FACG Jennifer L. Seminerio, MD Ripple Sharma, MD, FACG Eugenia Shmidt, MD Pooja Singhal, MD, FACG Amy N. Stratton, DO Julie Tobak, MD Judy A. Trieu, MD Mary S. Vetter, ANP Lavanya Viswanathan, MD, MS Catherine M. Vozzo, DO
