Who Can Join ACG and What Does Membership Include?

ACG membership is aimed at health care professionals who provide digestive health care, and the organization describes itself as "the preeminent organization supporting health care professionals who provide compassionate, equitable, high-quality, state-of-the-art, and personalized care to promote digestive health." If you are a gastroenterology professional or trainee, the main value of joining is access to ACG's education, meetings, publications, and research funding programs. The exact membership categories, eligibility rules, and dues are not listed on the page evidence provided here, so you should confirm those on gi.org before applying.

Who ACG Is For

The site's own description centers on health care professionals in digestive care rather than patients. The page evidence also references the "growing role of APPs" (advanced practice providers) in the GI workforce, indicating that ACG's professional audience extends beyond physicians to the broader care team.

What is clearly documented:

• Health care professionals in digestive health — the stated core audience of the organization.
• Advanced practice providers — named in ACG's workforce report as a growing part of the GI field.
• Physicians and trainees in the physician pipeline — the workforce report explicitly addresses strengthening the physician pipeline.
• Members specifically — one funding program states "ACG membership is required," confirming that some ACG offerings are gated behind membership.

What is not documented in the available page evidence: the full list of membership categories (e.g., physician, trainee, international, associate), eligibility criteria for each, dues amounts, or the application process. Those details must come from gi.org directly.

What Membership Connects You To

The page evidence shows several resource areas that ACG promotes to its professional audience:

Education and Courses

• ACG Virtual Grand Rounds — a live presentation with Q&A each week on Thursday at Noon (ET), followed by an 8:00pm (ET) rebroadcast, featuring a nationally recognized expert. ACG also references "#GIhomeschooling" as a related learning resource.
• ACG's Obesity and Metabolic Disorders School & Southern Regional Postgraduate Course — Louisville, KY, December 4–6, 2026.
• ACG Institute Leadership programs — four distinct leadership programs, open to apply.

Conferences

• ACG 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting & Postgraduate Course — Nashville, TN, October 9–14, 2026. Registration is promoted on the page.
• #DiversityinGI Virtual 5K & Fun Runs — can be joined virtually or at ACG 2026 in Nashville, supporting ACG Summer Scholars.

Publications

• The American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG) — the current issue, podcasts, CME, and featured articles are linked. A featured article example: "Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Regimens for Helicobacter pylori Infection in the United States."
• AJG Special Issue: Gut-Brain Axis — manuscript submissions due December 15, 2026.
• ACG Clinical Guideline — e.g., "Diagnosis and Management of Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes" (September 2026), with an "Article of the Month."
• ACG Magazine — including an interview feature.

Research Funding

• ACG 2027 Clinical Research Awards — eight grant categories, applications due December 7, 2026. The page states ACG membership is required for this program.

Membership-Gated vs. Open Items

Only the Clinical Research Awards explicitly state a membership requirement in the available evidence. Do not assume the other items are free or open — the page does not confirm pricing or access terms for them.

How to Confirm Eligibility and Join

The page evidence does not include a membership application form, category list, or dues. To determine whether you qualify and what you would receive:

1. Go to gi.org.
2. Look for the "Join ACG" call to action, which appears on the homepage alongside the organization's mission statement.
3. Review the membership categories and eligibility criteria listed there.
4. Check dues and any category-specific requirements before applying.

If your goal is a specific program — such as the Clinical Research Awards — verify the membership requirement first, since at least one funding program states it plainly.

Bottom Line

ACG is a professional organization for digestive health care providers, including physicians, trainees, and advanced practice providers. Membership connects you to weekly grand rounds, major conferences, the AJG journal, clinical guidelines, leadership programs, and research grants — with at least one grant program requiring membership. Because the available page evidence does not list membership categories, eligibility rules, or dues, treat gi.org's "Join ACG" section as the authoritative source before deciding.