Endoscopy training in Canadian general surgery residency programs

Summary Currently, general surgeons provide about 50% of endoscopy services across Canada and an even greater proportion outside large urban centres. It is essential that endoscopy remain a core component of general surgery practice and a core competency of general surgery residency training. The Ca...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Surgery 2015-06, Vol.58 (3), p.150-152
Main Authors: Bradley, Nori L., MD, MSc(Kin), MSc(HSQ), Bazzerelli, Amy, MD, BScPT, Lim, Jenny, MD, MHSc, Ying, Valerie Wu Chao, MDCM, Steigerwald, Sarah, MD, MSc, Strickland, Matt, MD
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Language:English
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Canada
Clinical Competence
Endoscopy
Endoscopy - education
Endoscopy - standards
General Surgery - education
General Surgery - standards
Humans
Internship and Residency - standards
Medical personnel training
Medical residencies
Methods
Study and teaching
Surgeons
Surgery
Training
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Summary:Summary Currently, general surgeons provide about 50% of endoscopy services across Canada and an even greater proportion outside large urban centres. It is essential that endoscopy remain a core component of general surgery practice and a core competency of general surgery residency training. The Canadian Association of General Surgeons Residents Committee supports the position that quality endoscopy training for all Canadian general surgery residents is in the best interest of the Canadian public. However, the means by which quality endoscopy training is achieved has not been defined at a national level. Endoscopy training in Canadian general surgery residency programs requires standardization across the country and improved measurement to ensure that competency and basic credentialing requirements are met.
ISSN:0008-428X
1488-2310
DOI:10.1503/cjs.008514