Where GI training may fall short (Becker’s GI & Endoscopy)

A new study suggests current standards for GI fellowship training in the U.S. may no longer be enough.Productivity-based compensation in academic medical centers has affected the time available for procedural training, and post-fellowship assessment remains focused on written exams rather than hands-on skills. Sri Komanduri, MD, associate chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, conducted a study to evaluate whether simulation could help close the gap. His team’s findings, published in Gastroenterology with funding from the National Institutes of Health, suggest it can.