American College of Gastroenterology

Name

American College of Gastroenterology

Legal name

American College of Gastroenterology

Website

https://gi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

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General Gastroenterology

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

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Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Gastroenterology professional association
• Continuing medical education
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Medical journal publishing
• Physician membership services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from gastroenterologists and GI professionals across multiple membership tiers including Associate, Medical Student, Resident/Trainee, Member, International Member, Fellow (FACG), and Senior Member categories. Annual memberships run January 1 to December 31.
2. Annual Scientific Meeting and Courses: Revenue from the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting (FREE for members) and regional postgraduate courses, including registration fees and exhibitor/sponsor revenue.
3. Publications and Journals: Subscription and access revenue from The American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG), Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology (CTG), ACG Case Reports Journal, ACG Magazine, and Evidence-Based GI publications.
4. Educational Programs: Revenue from self-assessment tests, board prep programs, Journal CME & MOC activities, and Education Universe premium content for members.
5. Strategic Investments: Income from returns on strategic investments in healthcare ventures such as Oshi Health.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The American College of Gastroenterology is a non-profit professional medical membership organization that delivers continuing medical education, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, peer-reviewed journals, and practice management tools to over 21,000 gastroenterologists and GI professionals. Its core deliverable is a comprehensive suite of educational products, clinical guidelines, publications, and member services designed to support GI practitioners in clinical care, board certification, research, and advocacy.

Product overview

The American College of Gastroenterology operates as a professional medical organization offering a comprehensive suite of educational, clinical, and practice management products and services. The core offerings include the ACG Education Universe (online CME platform), ACG Virtual Grand Rounds (weekly webinars), and GI OnDEMAND (multidisciplinary GI expertise platform with genetic testing and psychology services). Supporting products include clinical practice guidelines, quality improvement tools like GIQuIC Registry, the Prior Authorization Letter Generator, board prep tools, and multiple journals (The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, ACG Case Reports Journal). Additional offerings encompass ACG Magazine, the ACG Blog, the APP Academy for advanced practice providers, the ACG GI Circle online community, and the annual scientific meeting. Together, these products serve to advance GI education, support clinical practice, promote research, and provide practice management resources to over 21,000 GI professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GI OnDEMAND: A member benefit providing access to multidisciplinary GI expertise and educational resources including genetic testing, GI psychologists, and patient education videos.
• APP Academy
• ACG Blog
• GI Circle Community

Products and services

• ACG Education Universe Online self-directed CME platform providing gastroenterologists with tools for board preparation, recertification, and obtaining CME credits. ACG Members receive unlimited free CME each year through this platform.
• GI OnDEMAND Member benefit platform providing access to multidisciplinary GI expertise, genetic testing services through Nest Genomics, GI psychology services, and patient education videos developed by GI experts including dietitians and psychologists.
• ACG Annual Scientific Meeting The national GI meeting that is FREE to ACG Members, featuring world-class clinical science, presentations, and networking opportunities, held annually.
• ACG Virtual Grand Rounds Weekly live presentations featuring nationally recognized GI experts with Q&A sessions held on Thursdays at noon and 8pm Eastern time, rebroadcast available for on-demand viewing through Education Universe.
• Prior Authorization Letter Generator Online tool enabling ACG members to create customized prior authorization letters for common GI conditions and IBD treatments, featuring data and research that payors are requesting.
• ACG Clinical Practice Guidelines Comprehensive clinical practice guidelines covering gastroenterology conditions including liver diseases, IBD, colorectal cancer screening, and various GI disorders, with mobile app and podcast access.
• GIQuIC Registry Quality improvement registry enabling GI practices to demonstrate performance quality to patients, referring providers, and payers through continuous improvement measurement and tracking.
• APP Academy First-of-its-kind learning platform for Advanced Practice Providers in gastroenterology, providing clinical excellence training resources specifically designed for NPs and PAs.
• ACG Mobile App Exclusive member benefit providing mobile access to valuable resources for GI practice and patient care, available for iOS and Android devices.
• ACG GI Circle Online professional networking community designed to meet clinical, professional, and practice management needs of ACG members, enabling collaboration with colleagues and access to GI experts.
• The American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG) The #1 clinical journal in gastroenterology and hepatology, providing practical and professional support for GI clinicians through peer-reviewed research and clinical content.
• Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology (CTG) Peer-reviewed, open access online journal dedicated to innovative clinical work in gastroenterology and hepatology.
• ACG Case Reports Journal Peer-reviewed, open-access online journal publishing gastroenterology and hepatology case reports, edited by a team of GI fellows.
• ACG Magazine Quarterly publication dedicated to 'Members, Medicine, and Meaning' highlighting issues of relevance to ACG members and the GI profession.
• ACG Board Prep/Self-Assessment Tests Self-assessment tests for GI board preparation and recertification, available in online and print versions with member discounts.
• Regional Postgraduate Courses Regional education events including Midwest, Southern, and other location-based postgraduate courses with member discounts.
• Find a Gastroenterologist (Patient Directory) Public directory allowing patients to locate ACG member gastroenterologists in their area.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nest GenomicscoreTechnology or IntegrationGI OnDEMAND partnered with Nest Genomics to address hereditary GI cancer syndromes through automated genetic screening integrated into practice EHR systems. Nest Genomics incorporates test ordering and results delivery into gastroenterology practice workflows.
• GI PsychologycoreTechnology or IntegrationGI OnDEMAND partnered with GI Psychology to provide access to gut-brain behavioral therapies and scientifically supported gastroenterology psychology services. Services include screening tools, patient education programs, and referral pathways developed by leading GI Psychologists.
• Yale School of Medicine - Section of Digestive DiseasesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACG collaborated with Yale School of Medicine at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting where Dr. Rosemarie Fisher received the Master of the American College of Gastroenterology (MACG) award and delivered the inaugural ACG Trailblazer Lecture.
• Congressional Men's Health CaucusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACG participated in the Congressional Men's Health Caucus inaugural conference, bringing the case for prevention to Congress. ACG leaders engaged with legislators on GI health issues and men's health advocacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Oshi Health: Oshi Health is a virtual GI care platform in which ACG has made a strategic investment. While not a membership society, Oshi is an ecosystem partner and emerging care-delivery model that ACG is backing, making it a strategic counterparty and adjacent operator in ACG's GI ecosystem.

Direct peers

• American College of Surgeons (ACS): ACS operates a near-identical 'college' model — fellowship designation (FACS), member tiers, journals (Journal of the American College of Surgeons), annual Clinical Congress, and practice management resources — making it a strong structural peer for ACG's operating playbook.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): AAP is a leading specialty society operating with the same member-dues, Pediatrics journal, annual meeting, and committee-driven governance structure as ACG. It serves as a benchmark for how a specialty college scales non-dues revenue (books, CME, registries) across a defined physician base.
• American Gastroenterological Association (AGA): The other leading U.S. professional society for gastroenterology, AGA mirrors ACG's membership, journal (Gastroenterology), guideline, and meeting model and is the most direct competitor for GI physicians' dues and engagement. AGA co-invested with ACG in Oshi Health, highlighting their overlapping member base and strategic priorities.
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES): SAGES represents GI surgeons and endoscopists and overlaps with ACG's colorectal surgery and endoscopy-focused members. Both compete for procedural-GI clinical content, guideline influence, and meeting attendance within the same physician pool.
• American College of Physicians (ACP): ACP is a large internal medicine specialty college using the same member-based, journal-led, CME-driven model as ACG. It is a structural analogue for how ACG organizes membership tiers, journals (Annals of Internal Medicine), and an annual Internal Medicine Meeting.
• Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA): DHPA represents independent GI practices and overlaps with ACG's practice management agenda — coding, reimbursement, prior authorization, and quality reporting. It competes for influence with GI practice decision-makers who are also ACG members.
• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD): AASLD is the primary U.S. hepatology society and overlaps with ACG's hepatology content, members, and guidelines. The two compete for hepatologists' attention, journal subscriptions, and meeting attendance, making AASLD the closest specialty-adjacent peer in the GI/liver ecosystem.

Regional players

• Royal College of Physicians: The UK-based Royal College of Physicians provides membership, fellowship (MRCP), education, and guideline programs analogous to ACG's. It is a non-competing regional analogue that demonstrates how an international college can scale a similar operating model in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association (AMA): AMA is the largest U.S. physician membership organization and a broad incumbent in CME, advocacy, and physician education. While not GI-specific, AMA's JAMA network and education platform overlap with ACG's CME and journal offerings, positioning it as a larger competitive context.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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