AGA Institute Future Trends Committee report: the future of gastroenterology training programs in the United States.

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Future Trends Committee (FTC) developed this report based on a consensus conference it convened on March 8–9, 2008, in Washington, DC. The report was prepared for the FTC by Carol Regueiro, MD, MSc, a medical writer under contract to the AGA Institute, and Michael Stolar, PhD, staff liaison to the FTC. This report was approved by the FTC on July 1, 2008, and accepted by the AGA Institute Governing Board on July 26, 2008.

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