"The core purpose of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is to be the leader in advancing and promoting excellence in gastrointestinal endoscopy"

Goals:

• ASGE will be recognized by its members for helping them to improve their endoscopic practice.
• Regulatory and credentialing agencies will look to ASGE as the source of expertise in the practice of endoscopy.
• ASGE benefits the profession and the public by promoting valuable, ongoing research in endoscopy and its application to disease management and prevention.
• Members will have access to up-to-date, quality education.
• Improve the quality of endoscopy delivered to the public.

ASGE offers a member site, www.asge.org, devoted to Endoscopy from a physicians point of view, a public site, www.askasge.org, for patients and their families who have questions about procedures and www.screen4coloncancer.org, a site dedicated to information about colon cancer. Brochures in spanish are available on the public sites.

Organizations based in the United States | Medical associations | Gastroenterology