Credentials Committee

MEMBERS

Sita S . Chokhavatia, MD, MACG, Chair Promila Banerjee, MD, FACG Richard S . Bloomfeld, MD, FACG Qiang Cai, MD, PhD, FACG Yogesh K . Govil, MD, FACG Laith H . Jamil, MD, FACG Hetal A . Karsan, MD, FACG Stephen W . Landreneau, MD, FACG Jonathan S . Levine, MD Brian D . Liem, DO Amy S . Oxentenko, MD, FACG Mihir K . Patel, MD, FACG Nikila C . Ravindran, MD, FACG Micheal S . Tadros, MD, FACG Sasha Taleban, MD Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FACG

Sita S. Chokhavatia, MD, MACG

RESPONSIBILITIES AS STATED IN THE ACG BYLAWS

This Committee shall be responsible for reviewing all applications for Associate Membership, Advanced Practice Provider Membership, Trainee Membership, Membership, International Membership and Fellowship, and shall report its recommendations to the Board of Trustees at least twice annually .

OBJECTIVES

1 . Evaluate applications for membership to the College . 2 . Work with the Governors so that criteria for Advancement to

Fellowship are clear and encourage them to review membership yearly and contact members who seem eminently qualified for advancement . 3 . Work with the Governors so that criteria for direct election to

Fellowship are clear .

COMMITTEE REPORT

The Credentials Committee met by conference call in October 2020, January 2021, April 2021, and June 2021 . The Committee reviewed a total of 264 applications for Membership, Fellowship, and International Membership and made the following recommendations to the Board of Trustees:

6 candidates were elected directly to Fellowship 70 candidates were advanced to Fellowship 106 candidates were elected to Membership 76 candidates were elected to International Membership 10 applications were deferred

The Chairman reviewed and approved 948 applications for Resident/ Trainee Membership and approved 348 applications for Associate and Advanced Practice Provider Membership from August 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021 .

The total number added to the rolls by this report is therefore 1,484

The Committee will meet during the October Annual Meeting to consider additional applications for the period of June 2021 through October 2021 .