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ACG Institute & The Center for Leadership, Ethics & Equity
THE ACG THE ACG INSTITUTE INSTITUTE FOR FOR CLINICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH & RESEARCH EDUCATION
THE ACG INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH promotes the College’s commitment to clinical research and physician and patient education . The ACG Institute’s record to date is a source of pride, particularly its significant and growing support of young clinical investigators .
The ACG Institute has grown since its introduction in 1994, both in terms of the breadth of its investment in clinical GI investigators and the scope of its activities, which now include leadership development and education for physicians and patients .
The success of the ACG Institute is due, in large part, to the commitment and support of the ACG Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors, and all the members who have participated in, and continue to be part of, the Institute’s work .
Introducing The Center for Leadership, Ethics & Equity (The LE&E Center)
From a foundation of skilled leadership, furthering equity in gastroenterology and fostering equitable health care. The ACG Institute for Clinical Research & Education is proud to announce the launch of The LE&E Center, an entity within the Institute that provides resources and a forum to envision new paradigms for effective clinician-leadership .
The leadership of the College and the ACG Institute believe that effective and ethical leadership in medicine must extend beyond top notch clinical care and inherently recognize, embrace, and promote both equity in our profession and equitable care for patients in ways that foster a healthier and more equitable society . We believe everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to achieve their full health potential – to enjoy health equity .
Why Leadership, Ethics and Equity Matter A meaningful focus on leadership, ethics, and equity matters because effective clinician-leaders must be well prepared to meet the demands, complexity, and
responsibilities of current medical practice, and to navigate future challenges as champions of equitable health care . The times call for great leadership and demand true equity . The LE&E Center aims not only to meet the moment, but also transform the future .
What LE&E Will Do The LE&E Center will educate and cultivate the pipeline of wellprepared leaders in gastroenterology, promote the practical application of ethical leadership, and fund research to produce actionable science that will translate into reducing disparities in health and/or health care, advance health equity, and improve patient outcomes .
The LE&E Center will bring together existing initiatives of The ACG Institute focused on leadership training and consolidate new programs and research funding along with transformational tools and experiences . The programs under the new LE&E Center include:
The ACG Young Physician Leadership Scholars Program The ACG Advanced Leadership Development Program Prescription for Success: Careers in Medicine – ACG High
School Visit ACG Visiting Scholar in Equity, Diversity & Ethical Care The ACG Health Equity Research Award
A Vision and Mission for the LE&E Center The work of the new LE&E Center will be grounded in is Vision and Mission Statements and guided by an Advisory Board appointed by the Institute Director and comprised of leaders with experiences, expertise, and personal attributes that embody the qualities of leadership, ethics and equity incorporated in the Center’s mandate .
LE&E Center Vision Statement
The LE&E Center is a forum to envision new paradigms for ethical and effective clinician-leadership, serving as the locus of innovative programs that build the capacity for transformational leadership in gastroenterology, and as the source of research funding to produce actionable science that will translate into reducing disparities in health and/or health care and improving health equity and patient outcomes .
LE&E Center Mission Statement
Our mission is to elevate leadership competencies in GI clinicians, to advance equity in gastroenterology, to educate and cultivate the pipeline of well-prepared clinician-leaders, to promote the practical application of ethical leadership, and to invest in promising research that strengthens equitable health care .
Programs of the ACG Institute
Clinical Research Awards The ACG Institute recommended funding of over $1 .9 Million for clinical research in 2021, and will support the 2022 ACG Clinical Research awards for the following categories:
Junior Faculty Development Award ($450,000 total / $150,000 per year) Established Investigator Bridge Funding Award ($300,000 total / $150,000 per year) ACG/ASGE Epidemiologic Award in Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy ($50,000 / 1 or 2-year) NEW! Health Equity Research Award ($50,000/ 1-year) Clinical Research Award ($50,000 / 1-year) Pilot Research Award ($15,000 / 1-year) Resident Clinical Research Award ($10,000 / 1-year/ travel to ACG2022) Medical Student Research Award ($5,000 / 6-10 weeks / travel to ACG2022)
Young Physician Leadership Scholars Program The goal of the program is to provide young physicians with a comprehensive skill set that will serve as a foundation for the development of leadership and physician advocacy skills . The next class will meet at ACG 2021, and will convene again in Washington, D .C . with the ACG Governors in April 2022 for the legislative fly-in .
Edgar Achkar Visiting Professorships The goal of this program, which honors former ACG Institute Director, Edgar Achkar, MD, MACG, is to enable GI fellowship programs to have high-quality visiting professors to bolster the training program by providing lectures, small group discussions, and one-on-one visits with trainees and faculty . Additionally, this program allows for community gastroenterologists to learn from an expert either through an evening event or medical grand rounds . This year, ACG has added the new ACG Visiting Scholar in Equity, Diversity, and Ethical Care to serve as a Visiting Professor to help educate institutions on the best ways to create awareness around the issues and challenges related to delivering equitable care, respecting diversity, and instilling ethical decision making .
ACG Monograph on GI Diseases and Endoscopy in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period In partnership with the ACG Women in GI Committee, the ACG Institute is publishing a third monograph to address the current best approaches in the treatment of GI diseases and endoscopy during the pregnancy and postpartum period . The comprehensive monograph is expected to be released in late 2022 and has an editorial team of both gastroenterologists and OB/GYNs . Topics to be covered include liver disease during pregnancy, IBD during pregnancy, and advanced endoscopic procedures in pregnancy . The G.U.T. Fund The G .U .T . Fund is the ongoing campaign of the ACG Institute that makes possible innovative Institute programs such as the ACG Visiting Scholar in Equity, Diversity & Ethical Care, Junior Faculty Development Awards, Young Physician Leadership Scholars Program, Advanced Leadership Development Program, Scholarships for High School Students through the Prescriptions for Success High School Visit initiative, and much more .
The G .U .T . Fund is supported by the ACG community, individual gifts, and industry contributions . Annually, thousands of ACG members and supporters make philanthropic gifts that take the programs of the ACG Institute from GOOD to GREAT . Top industry donors receive recognition at the ACG Annual Meeting and throughout the year and individual donors are recognized in the ACG Institute Annual Report . Donors may make annual contributions or multi-year gifts in order to meet their philanthropic goals . Testamentary gifts and planned gifts are encouraged as a way to guarantee the work of the ACG Institute far into the future and for ACG members to leave a lasting legacy of their life’s work .
Additional Programs To learn more about the ACG Institute programs, or to support the work of the Institute through the G .U .T . fund, please visit: www.gi.org/acg-institute or read the ACG Institute Annual Report available online or at ACG 2021 .
Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSc (Epi), FACG Director, ACG Institute
W. Elwyn Lyles, MD, FACG
Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG
Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSc (Epi), FACG Director, ACG Institute
Uchenna A. Agbim, MD Advocacy
ACG Institute 2020-2021 Board of Directors
Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACG Chair, ACG Educational Affairs Committee David A. Johnson, MD, MACG
Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG ACG Vice President Mark W. Russo, MD, MPH, FACG
Bradley C. Stillman, Esq. ACG Executive Director Rena H. Yadlapati, MD, MSHS
The LE&E Center Advisory Board
Bradley C. Stillman, Esq. ACG Executive Director Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG Leadership
Eric Esrailian, MD Ethical Care Lisa L. Strate, MD, MPH, FACG Research Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG Chair, ACG Research Committee
Harry E. Sarles, Jr., MD, FACG
Sophie M. Balzora, MD, FACG Equity
