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2022-2023 SAGES Area of Concentrated Training Seal in Advanced Flexible Endoscopy Application-Materials Upload

  • Thank you for applying to the SAGES Area of Concentrated Training Seal in Advanced Flexible Endoscopy.

    You will have one year – from the end of your fellowship or from Board Certification, whichever comes first – to complete the application process.

    SEAL REQUIREMENT to be uploaded or confirmed by July 31, 2024:

    01. Upload your Fellowship Council Case Log in CSV/Excel format showing minimum case numbers have been met.
    02. Upload copies of FES and FUSE (ALL required).
    03. Fellowship Program Director name and email address. We will invite the Program Director to complete an online survey

    Application reviews will take place in November 2023, February 2024 and August 2024. For questions or more information, please email Vanessa Cheung at [email protected]

  • Enter information EXACTLY as they are to appear on the certificate
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  • Drop files here or
    Accepted file types: xls, csv, xlsx, Max. file size: 600 MB, Max. files: 6.
    • This report can be downloaded by at the following link and must be attached here.

    • Login to your account at www.fellowshipcouncil.org
    • Look for “Summary Reports Available” and click on “Grouped by Tertiary”; please note this may take a few minutes to create
    • Click on box labeled “Count of Procedures per Third Level Category. Grouped by Type and Role.” This will open up the report within the web page.
    • Click on the link labeled “Export this report to CSV”
    • Save file to your computer
    • File must be in Excel or CSV format

    • EPAs (See list below) – by July 31, 2023
    • Must cover educational content of EPAs 1 and 2
      Must cover educational content of 3 of the remaining EPAs
      Case Volume – by July 31, 2023
      01. 75 total cases in flexible endoscopy
      02. Minimum of 30 therapeutic cases
      03. The Flexible Endoscopy EPAs include:
      a. Sedate and monitor patient for a flexible endoscopic procedure
      b. Endoscopy in the patient with altered GI tract anatomy
      c. Evaluation and management the patient requiring advanced tissue resection/transection/ablation
      d. Evaluation and management of obstructing or eroding GI tract processes
      e. Evaluation and management of GI tract bleeding
      f. Evaluation and management of partial and full thickness defects
      g. 3rd space endoscopy/translumenal endoscopy
      h. Evaluation and management of pancreatico-biliary diseases
      i. Evaluation and management of patients needing complex endoscopic enteral access
      j. Evaluation and endoscopic management of the patient with gastroesophageal reflux

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