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The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecturer
The American Journal of Gastroenterology lecture was established in 2003 to provide a forum for the Editors of the College’s flagship scientific publication to select a key scientific topic for debate or discussion based on their evaluation of key controversies in clinical gastroenterology .
Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG
Hidden in Plain Sight: Bringing Women Into the Scope of Gastroenterology
Amy Oxentenko, MD, FACG, is a Professor of Medicine, and serves as Chair of Medicine for Mayo Clinic in Arizona . She completed Residency, Chief Residency, and GI Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, being a recipient of the IM Residency's Outstanding Achievement Award, the GI Division's Bargen Award, and the Institutional Mayo Brothers' Distinguished Fellowship Award . She served as APD for both the GI Fellowship and IM Residency before taking over as PD of the GI Fellowship/Advanced Fellowship Programs, later serving as IM Residency PD for one of the largest GME programs in the country, a role she served for 7 years . Dr . Oxentenko has served as Associate Chair for Education for GI and an Associate Chair for the Department of IM .
She is a prior Co-Director and Co-Editor of Mayo's GI Board Review Course and Book, respectively, and has been an author and editor for GI MKSAP . Dr . Oxentenko has served as the GI content writer for the IM In-Training Examination . She is past Chair of ACG's Women in GI and Self-Assessment Test Committees, a past member of ACG's Training, Educational Affairs and Professionalism Committees, and helped create and Co-Chaired the ACG Train-the-Trainer program, and serves on the WGO's TTT Program Advisory Committee . She is a prior ACG representative for the Multi-Society GI Program Director Caucus . Dr . Oxentenko received the ACG/Salix Leadership Training Award and attended the High Potential Leadership Program at Harvard Business School . She serves on the Executive team of the ACGME Review Committee, and has served as Senior Associate Editor for The American Journal of Gastroenterology . She was a recipient of the Department of IM Distinguished Contributions to Medical Education Award, Mayo's Program Director of the Year Award, and Mayo's prestigious Distinguished Educator Award . She joined the ACG Board of Trustees in 2017 and currently serves as Secretary for 2020-21 .
