Nominations Now Open!
Secretary-Treasurer – One Position Open
The Secretary-Treasurer shall serve a total of four years: first, as Secretary-Treasurer; second, as Vice President; third, as President; and fourth, as Immediate Past President. The term of office shall commence on January 1st of the subsequent year. Eligibility: The Secretary-Treasurer nominee must be a current or former Director or Associate Director of a CBGF Program and have served as a member of one or more of the following:
• Board of Directors of the AAGL
• Board of Directors of CBGF
• Board of Directors of the Foundation of AAGL
• JMIG Executive Editorial Board
• SurgeryU Editorial Board
• Chair of an AAGL or CBGF committee or a Special Interest Group
Director-at-Large – Two Positions Open
The Directors-at-Large shall serve for a total of two years. The term of office shall begin on January 1st of the subsequent year.
Eligibility: Eligible nominee for Directors-at-Large are individuals who have an interest in MIGS, are not currently serving on the Board, have not had more than one prior term of service as Director-at-Large, and have never served as an Officer of the CBGF Board.
Fellow Representative – One Position Open
The elected Fellow Representatives shall serve for a total of two years. The term of office shall commence on January 1 of the subsequent year.
Eligibility: Eligible nominees for the Fellow Representatives are CBGF graduates who finished their training within two years before being elected and have never served as an Officer of the CBGF Board.
Ineligibility for all positions: Include anyone who has previously served as an elected CBGF Officer is no eligible to be nominated again. Officers of the CBGF Board are those individuals who have been elected to serve on the CBGF Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Immediate Past President). Nominees who currently hold other AAGL related major positions on the following Boards: AAGL Board, Foundation of the AAGL Board, JMIG Editorial Board, SurgeryU Editorial Board and the CBGF Board are not eligible to be nominated until their term is over.
Nominees will be required to provide a current curriculum vitae (CV), a vision statement (not to exceed 500 words) that includes their goals and why they believe they are ideal for this position and a letter of recommendation. You may submit the name of a peer for nomination, or you may self-nominate. If you self-nominate, you must include the same documentation required above.
All nominees must be current AAGL members in good standing and if selected, maintain membership until their term is over.
Deadline to respond by Friday, August 14, 2026 by 11:59 pm PDT
(Please indicate the position in your submission.)
About
CBGF Curriculum
The updated CBG fellowship curriculum, reflects both the continued success of our existing framework and a thoughtful response to the evolving complexity of contemporary practice.
The Complex Benign Gynecology (CBG) was developed to address the concern that most graduating residents in obstetrics and gynecology were not fully trained in modern endoscopic surgery.
The Fellowship offers two and three year comprehensive training program in advanced gynecologic endoscopy to graduating gynecologic residents who are interested in a focus in complex benign surgery.
Offered through 51 hospital sites across the USA, 2 in Canada, 1 in Brazil, 1 in Colombia, 1 in Mexico and 1 in Ireland.
Educational objectives focus on evidence-based medicine, anatomical principles, instrumentation, operative laparoscopy, operative hysteroscopy, and robotics.
700+ fellow have successfully graduated the CBG Fellowship program.
Definition of a CBG Surgeon: A complex benign surgeon is a physician who has obtained additional training and/or experience to manage complex gynecologic disorders, and can serve as a consultant for the community.