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

In this episode of the Gut Talk podcast, Amy Oxentenko, MD, outgoing ACG president and Mayo Clinic vice dean, reflects on her term leading the college. She discusses initiatives to address GI workforce shortages, FTE capacity research, and the growing trend of locum tenens practice. Oxentenko also highlights strides toward closing the gender gap, ongoing equity challenges, and the need for research to shape the specialty’s future. She shares optimism about innovation in GI, notes concerns about workforce sustainability, and offers advice for incoming leaders.