We are a Regional Society of SGNA (Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates), and as such our primary purpose is to bring the benefits of national membership to SGNA members at the North Texas level. In recognition of SGNA's purposes, the purposes for which the Regional Society has been formed and will be operated are:

• to unite in one Regional Society persons engaged in any capacity in the fields of gastroenterology and/or endoscopy nursing
• to encourage and develop educational programs
• to advance the technology, science and arts of practitioners
• to advocate optimal care for patients with digestive disease and those undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• to cooperate with other professional societies, corporations and governmental bodies.