The MILESTONE APP initiative is a longitudinal program designed for Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease APPs. The primary goal of the MILESTONE APP initiative is to educate APPs to provide comprehensive and high-quality care for patients with IBD. The team based learning format will also foster building networks with other APPs interested in IBD as well as IBD expert faculty.
The curriculum for the MILESTONE APP Initiative is the following:
- Orientation and Virtual Clinical Practice Roundtable Discussion
- Extra - Manifestations (EIMs) of IBD
- Managing Diet and Nutritional Health in the IBD Patient
- Psychosocial Care and Sexual Health in IBD
- Management of Complex IBD in the Outpatient Setting
- IBD Clinical Practice Challenges
- IBD Across the Ages: Special Considerations for Younger and Older Populations
- Practical Tips for the Management of Patents with an Ileoanal Pouch and Rectal Cuff Disorders
- Management of Perianal Crohn's Disease
- Non-Invasive IBD Disease Monitoring
- Endoscopy in IBD Primer: Indications and Interpretations
- Unmet Needs in IBD: A Roundtable Discussion
**Sessions are scheduled for select Wednesday's from 8-9:30PM EST/5-6:30PM PST
We are excited to have you participate and encourage you to complete the attached application no later than Friday, May 22, 2026. Please attach your current CV, completed Letter of Commitment and MILESTONE APP Stipend forms.
We are excited to have you participate and encourage you to complete the attached application no later than Friday, May 22, 2026. Please attach your current CV, completed Letter of Commitment and MILESTONE APP Stipend forms.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Michaela Boldman, the MILESTONE APP Administrative Program Coordinator at boldmam@ccf.org. We look forward to beginning our journey together.
