Reflections on GI workforce, leadership and goalsetting with ACG President Amy Oxentenko, MD

In this podcast episode, Amy Oxentenko, MD, discusses her initiatives as ACG president, addressing workforce challenges in the GI space and more.

• Intro :50
• Amy Oxentenko, MD 1:09
• How does it feel to be finishing your year as ACG president? 1:54
• What were your main initiatives and goals for this year, and how did they go? 3:28
• Is there a teaser you can give us for what you will reveal at the ACG annual meeting? 8:39
• Chey and Oxentenko on the critical role of additional research within the future of gastroenterology. 12:01
• What research has the college conducted to better understand the true clinical FTE available to patients? […] Are there certain solutions that have stood out to you in your work? 13:19
• Will there be a task force to comment on the rise of clinicians choosing to participate in more of a locum tenens practice? 18:35
• Can you speak about the recent progress made toward addressing the gender gap in GI? 21:32
• What can listeners do in this political climate to continue to make strides towards equity in the field? 25:47
• What have you learned about yourself in the past year as ACG president? 30:09
• What are you optimistic about in GI after this year? 33:19
• On the other hand, what are you most concerned about for gastroenterology? 36:17
• Any advice for the next ACG president? 39:31
• What is next for you? 41:18
• Thank you, Amy 43:10
• Thanks for listening 43:52

Amy Oxentenko, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, is a professor of medicine and vice dean of Mayo Clinic Practice. She is a member of the ACG board of trustees and executive team, serving as ACG president from October 2024-October 2025.

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Disclosures: Chey, Berry and Oxentenko report no relevant financial disclosures.