Young GESA and Advanced Trainees

The Young GESA Network

Young GESA is a network to help support and guide gastroenterology trainees and early-career consultants in enhancing their personal and professional lives.
The years as an Advanced Trainee and early consultant life are an exciting phase of any career, but also pose significant personal and professional challenges.

Young GESA helps formalise representation of younger members to the wider association, engage these members in GESA activities and provide services directly relevant to members at early stages in their careers.
This Special Interest Group (SIG) is open to gastroenterologists who are within 8 years of receiving fellowship confirmation as well as gastroenterology trainees. The Young GESA network launched at AGW 2018. Current Committee members can be found here.

If you are interested in joining Young GESA, please contact younggesa@gesa.org.au. 

GESA supports Advanced Trainees through training and membership benefits

GESA welcomes and supports Advanced Trainees. We have a number of initiatives to assist you during this phase of your career:

  • GESA Gut School, a unique training course specifically designed for all 1st year advanced gastroenterology trainees.  All Advanced Trainees who complete Gut School qualify for six months membership with GESA.
     
  • The Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (CCRTGE), a national body comprising representatives from GESA, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).
     
  • Research Grants, Fellowships and Awards.
     
  • Travel grants available for GUT School and AGW.
     
  • Dedicated RACP Advanced Trainee/Supervisor session at GESA's annual Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) conference.
     
  • Representation on the RACP Advanced Trainee Committee (ATC) - the current representative is David Prince.
     
  • Feedback to the GESA Board from the ATC representative on issues concerning advanced trainees.
     

In addition GESA offers all Advanced Trainees Full Membership at a discounted rate to help early career Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists access the broad range of GESA member benefits including discounts on NETI courses and AGW registration, to be eligible for travel grant and research awards, access to the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology as well as peer and professional support.

 

Obtaining Advanced Training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology through RACP

The RACP offers advanced Training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology that, once complete, allows a Physician to practise as a qualified specialist in Australia or New Zealand.

This program involves 36 months (three years) of full-time-equivalent training under the supervision of a practising Gastroenterologist at an accredited training site.

 

Advanced Trainee Committee (ATC)

Year  ATC Chair GESA ATC Representative
2018 Jamshid Kalantar (NSW) David Prince (NSW)
2017 Jamshid Kalantar (NSW) David Prince (NSW)
2016 Rob Fraser Nishmi Gunasingam (NSW)
2015 Geoffrey Hebbard -

 

Quick links

Advance Training eligibility

Re-registering for Advanced Training

2017-18 Gastroenterology Program - RACP Requirements Handbook (PDF 680Kb)

2017-18 Gastroenterology Program - RACP Accredited Advanced Training Sites listing

Gastroenterology Advanced Training Curriculum

Professional Qualities Curriculum

 

Australian Trainees: Apply online for Advanced Training or where online registration is not available please download, complete and submit the application form to apply for Advanced Training in Gastroenterology (.doc 7​75KB)

New Zealand Trainees: Please download, complete and submit the application form to apply for Advanced Training in Gastroenterology (.doc 475KB)

For more information, contact RACP on +61 2 9256 5445 or AdvancedTraining@racp.edu.au