Program Description
The program’s objective is to provide residents and fellows-in-training access to faculty from diverse practice models, academic departments, and geographic regions. We hope to foster casual dialogue between mentors and trainees, while affording mentees the opportunity to gain valuable guidance and career advice from faculty not accessible to them at their institutions. Of note, the ACG Mentoring Program is NOT to serve as a means by which mentees can obtain interviews for employment opportunities.
It is our hope that this program will be implemented as a useful tool for mentees to receive answers to questions that will help them reach their professional goals and aspirations, as well as provide them with exposure to faculty nationwide.
Pairing of Mentees and Mentors
The mentors’ profiles are posted to the ACG website for review. Mentees will submit their top three requests for mentors to the ACG office. The assignment of mentors will be performed on a first-come-first-served basis. Once a match is made, the ACG office will notify both the mentee and the mentor via e-mail.
Communication Between Mentees and Mentors
Mentees will be instructed to contact mentors via the email address provided by ACG. Mentors will be required to have contact with their trainees at least twice per year.
Feedback
The program will be assessed annually. Feedback will be obtained via questionnaires distributed to both mentees and mentors. The data will be analyzed to evaluate the success of the program and to identify areas in need of improvement. In order to continue participating in the mentoring program, mentees will be required to submit their evaluations.
Personal Reflection
In the February 2016 ACG Update Newsletter, Mohit Girotra, MD, shared his two year experience with the Mentoring Program and how it ultimately helped to shape his career path in the article entitled, “Mentorship Profile”.
Mentor Profiles – By Category
All mentors have submitted a paragraph detailing their education and training, special gastrointestinal interests, current clinical activities, and one to three sentences explaining the reasoning behind their career choices. Click on a name below to view the profile.
Private Practice
Academics
Research Career
Clinical Career
Education Career
Work-Life Balance
General Mentoring Advice
Mentor Profiles – Alphabetical
All mentors have submitted a paragraph detailing their education and training, special gastrointestinal interests, current clinical activities, and one to three sentences explaining the reasoning behind their career choices. Click on a name below to view the profile.