The Digestive Disease Institute at the Cleveland Clinic offers an extensive IBD education program including comprehensive training for Advanced IBD Fellows, APPs, PharmDs, and other GI experts. Our programming could not happen without the generosity of our industry partners. Opportunities include:
- IBD Corporate Immersion Program: This multi-day, customized training provides industry partners with exposure to IBD-related topics, case presentations and in-person observation of endoscopy, inpatient/outpatient service and the OR. We offer (2) corporate immersion programs each year at a flat fee to accommodate up to 25 attendees. Download a sample agenda here. Contact Rita Rys for more information.
- IBD LIVE: Weekly one-hour interactive webcast discussions of notable cases from around the world hosted by Miguel Regueiro. Thursday from 7 to 8 am (ET). CME credit available with MOC points (ABIM, ABS and ABP). IBD LIVE averages 350 global healthcare provider registrants each week. Note: Support for this series is through educational grants only. Contact Rita Rys if your company is interested in supporting this initiative in 2026 and/or to join the IBD LIVE distribution list.
- MILESTONE APP: Six month virtual training for the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) with exposure to IBD patients. Includes intensive online educational experience incorporating a mixture of virtual clinical practice roundtable discussions, focus groups, didactics, and team-based learning. Application process in place with 20 slots available. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 27/28 program year. Click to review upcoming sponsorship opportunities. Contact Carrie Bristor for additional information.
- MILESTONE APP LEAD Workshop: This workshop is scheduled for November 7-8, 2026, in Nashville, TN. This workshop is specifically designed to enhance the clinical and leadership skillsets of GI APPs with a focus on Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis to become key opinion leaders for their local and regional IBD communities and strategize best practices for collaborations in IBD including industry partners, GI/IBD societies and across institutions/healthcare systems. See program agenda for details. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Michaela Boldman for further information.
- MILESTONE IBD FELLOWS: Year-long hybrid training for Advanced IBD Fellows includes an intensive online educational experience incorporating a mixture of virtual clinical practice roundtable discussions, focus groups, didactics, and team-based learning. An annual in-person professional skills retreat is also included in the curriculum, as well as an intensive 2-day intestinal ultrasound training program. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 27/28 program year. Contact Carrie Bristor for additional information.
- MILESTONE PharmD: This is a six-month virtual training for PharmDs with exposure to IBD patients. Includes intensive online educational experience incorporating a mixture of virtual clinical practice roundtable discussions, focus groups, didactics, and team-based learning. Application process in place with 20 slots available. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2026 program year. Contact Carrie Bristor for further information.