Training

Starting Out Strong: Top 10 Tips for New GI APPs

New advanced practice provider graduates entering the field of gastroenterology are stepping into a dynamic and ...

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

AI Shows Potential to Improve Right Colon ADR Among Trainees

The use of AI-assisted colonoscopy can increase ADRs in the right colon among early trainees, according to new ...

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Propofol Protocols, High-Risk Polyps and E-Learning

This month, I focus on non–anesthesiologist-administered propofol, high-risk colon polyps and e-learning that ...

AUGUST 16, 2024

GI Fellows Chat With Firas Bahdi, MD

When a patient came to UCLA Health needing removal of an endoscopic balloon, the case presented a challenge. Enter ...

AUGUST 13, 2024

Nurses Improve Bowel Prep Standards

It is often up to a nurse to provide clear instructions and guidelines to the patient and their family about how to ...

AUGUST 8, 2024

Should States Require Certification For Endoscopy Technicians?

Only six states require endoscopy technicians to complete sterile processing technician certification training.

AUGUST 6, 2024

Imposter Phenomenon Is a Common Experience for U.S. Physicians

Imposter phenomenon is a frequent experience among U.S. physicians, according to the results of a national survey.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A Guide to Exploring the Frontiers of Endoscopic Ultrasound in 2023

An exciting era of safer, more effective, and minimally invasive gastrointestinal patient care is being made ...

OCTOBER 4, 2023

GI Fellow Guest Book: George Salem, MD

Sometimes it feels like being a GI fellow is a 24/7 commitment. But even trainees have lives outside of medicine.

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Study Appears to Confirm Gender Bias In Colorectal Surgery Training

Cleveland—A long-standing claim in surgical education is that female trainees are treated differently from ...

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Simple Training Tool Reduces Post-Colonoscopy Cancers

San Diego—A brief, interactive online training module can significantly increase the ability of endoscopists ...

OCTOBER 11, 2019

How to Succeed in Fellowship

The opportunity to begin training a new cohort of GI fellows each year in July is one of the most ...

AUGUST 23, 2019

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