Grants

Endoscopic Training Award

The ASGE Endoscopic Training Award provides Advanced Fellows or Junior Faculty the opportunity to train outside of their home country with a premier GI Endoscopist or group to advance their training. The award assists in underwriting reasonable and customary travel and living expenses for a period of one to three months. The grant consists of a $5,000 cash stipend issued prior to the recipient's travel.  Up to three awards will be available annually for North American and International ASGE members.

Congratulations to the 2024 Endoscopic Training Award Recipients

Abdul R Shahein, MD, MSc, is currently at the St. Christophe’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and will travel to Theodor Bilharz Institute in Giza, Egypt, to train with Mostafa Ibrahim, MD, FASGE, professor, and founder of the ROEYA Training Center in the Middle East to develop proficiency in advanced endoscopic procedures in pediatrics and adults.

Luís Filipe Correia Gomes, MD, is currently at the Postuguês de Oncologia Francisco Gentil in Lisbon, Portugal, and will travel to the Keio University School of Medicine, Minimally Invasive Treatment Cancer Center, in Tokyo, Japan, to train with Naohisa Yahagi, MD, PhD, on advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

Masood Muhammad Karim, MBBS, is currently at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, and will travel to Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, in Columbus, Ohio, to train with Somashaker G. Krishna, MD, MPH, FASGE, on complication ERCP techniques, therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound competency and elevating endoscopic submucosal dissection skills.

Eligibility

Submission Requirements

Review Process

Individuals applying for 1-2 year advanced fellowships do not qualify for this award.

All Applicants Must

  • Be an ASGE Member (Active, International or Trainee)
  • Be the equivalent of Junior Faculty or Advanced Fellow
  • Be proficient in the English language
  • Be advancing knowledge and/or skill on a particular subject
  1. A 1-2 page Statement of Learning Objectives for travel including:
    • Description, purpose and expectations of training and importance to the applicant's career development. This must include very focused training goals and how the applicant will utilize the skills acquired after completing the training
    • Duration of training
    • Anticipated dates of training
  2. A letter of acceptance from the institution where applicant would like to study and name of ASGE member(s) with whom he/she plans to study including:
    • Possibility of hands-on training on patients, training models, and/or observership
    • Endoscopic technique(s) offered for training at host-institution and guaranteed volume of endoscopic procedures during indicated training period
  3. Additional information required:
    • Curriculum Vitae (CV) including current position
    • A letter of recommendation and release from the applicant's current Chief of Service
    • A statement listing additional sources and amount of funding to be used for this training

ASGE's International Committee will review the applications and make recommendations to the Governing Board, who will make the final decision.

Closed for submission.

The ASGE Endoscopic Training Awards are underwritten by a grant from FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. - Endoscopy.

Note: Grants not meeting the stated requirements, such as exceeding the page limits, will be administratively returned without review.

For additional information, please contact ASGE Customer Care at international@asge.org or 630.573.0600.