Assessment of Benefit of Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Training: Challenges and Solutions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advanced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) fellowships are available for gastroenterologists who wish to increase their expertise in complex IBD. However, little is known about the outcomes of such training. The aims of this study were to assess clinical and academic outcomes following advanced training in IBD.

Methods

We surveyed gastroenterologists who completed advanced IBD fellowships and compared competency and outcomes to gastroenterologists focusing in IBD who completed gastroenterology training alone. Participants completed a survey via REDCap. Continuous variables were compared using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Categorical variables were compared using chi-square or Fisher's exact tests.

Results

A total of 104 physicians participated in the study. I

SUBMITTER: Cushing KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8607547 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature