The 2023 GI Training Directors’ Workshop will be held April 15-16, 2023, in Chicago, IL.
This workshop is designed by and for those involved in the GI fellowship training community. Attendees will hear from their peers from around the country on best practices and solutions to common issues within GI training programs.
This year’s workshop will be offered in live and virtual formats.
Course Directors
Alyson Fox, MD, MSCE
Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant Program
Medical Director, Solid Organ Inpatient Unit, Milstein Hospital
Associate Designated Institutional Officer, Graduate Medical Education
Columbia University
Janice Jou, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Fellowship Program Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Oregon Health and Science University
Sarah Umar, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Mayo Clinic, Arizona
Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD
Clinician Scientist and Associate Professor
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
University of Toronto, Canada
Learning objectives:
1. Identify available tools and resources to support GI fellowship training directors, with particular emphasis on faculty development and competency-based education.
2. Review components of the clinical competency committee and what is required from fellowship programs.
