Standardizing Endoscopy Training: A Workshop for Endoscopy Educators.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Endoscopy education in the US traditionally follows the apprenticeship model, in which educators often have little formal training in education, and the acquisition of procedural skills by trainees relies heavily on procedure volume and learning by doing. A growing appreciation of the need to formally educate endoscopy trainers has led to the development of mandatory training curricula in other countries, but the implementation of such courses in the US has been limited. This 1-hour workshop aimed to provide educators the rationale and skills to offer a more standardized approach to procedural training.

Methods

We implemented a 1-hour interactive workshop designed for both gastroenterology faculty and trainees. The four sections of the workshop focused on: (1) r

SUBMITTER: Huang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666836 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature