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Training gastroenterology fellows to perform high-quality endoscopy is a core objective of gastroenterology fellowship programs.1 The foundation of teaching and learning endoscopic skills remains centered on the apprenticeship model, in which a trainee performs endoscopic procedures on real patients under the supervision of an attending endoscopist.2 Introducing a fellow into a procedure, however, changes the environment in several ways —from the perspective of both the patient and the attending—and with these changes come potential impacts on the quality of care provided.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - November 20, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Navin L. Kumar, John R. Saltzman Tags: Original article Source Type: research