BACKGROUND We developed a novel artificial simulator for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) as a bridge between instructional videos and animal tissue training and aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using an artificial tissue model in ESD training. METHODS Eight gastroenterology fellows from one medical center were enrolled in this ESD training program. Before and after the simulator tr...

In South Africa, nurses and doctors are emigrating in significant numbers. Job satisfaction, safety and ensuring career progression are important in retaining doctors to make a career in Republic of South Africa (RSA). Due to budgetary constraints many hospitals have not been upgraded. Coming home after overseas training seems difficult. In RSA it takes a minimum of 13 years for a young special...

In the beginning it was the idea. Ideas are mighty seeds, which can bring abundant crops, but they may also perish in oblivion, as if they were never born. For noble ideas to bear fruit and become trees with roots and branches over time there are three fundamental forces interacting in synchrony and evolution. First force and the prima facie factor is the vision. Second, is a critical mass of d...

PURPOSE Cognitive load theory, focusing on limits of the working memory, is relevant to medical education; however, factors associated with cognitive load during procedural skills training are not well characterized. The authors sought to determine how features of learners, patients/tasks, settings, and supervisors were associated with three types of cognitive load among learners performing a s...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Capsule endoscopy (CE) has become an important tool for the diagnosis of small bowel disease. Although CE does not require the skill of endoscope insertion, the images should be interpreted by a person with experience in assessing images of the gastrointestinal mucosa. This investigation aimed to document the number of cases needed by trainees to gain the necessary experience fo...

PURPOSE To determine the initial digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) performance of radiology trainees with varying degrees of breast imaging experience. METHODS To test trainee performance with DBT, we performed a reader study, after obtaining IRB approval. Two medical students, 20 radiology residents, 4 nonbreast imaging fellows, 3 breast imaging fellows, and 3 fellowship-trained breast imag...

Residency training in obstetrics and gynecology is being challenged by increasingly stringent regulations and decreased operative experience. We sought to determine the perception of preparedness of incoming gynecologic oncology fellows for advanced surgical training in gynecologic oncology. An online survey was sent to gynecologic oncologists involved in fellowship training in the United State...

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*Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Klong luang District, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. **Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Received for publication: June 22, 2005. Reprint request: Ratha-Korn Vilaichone, M.D., Ph.D., Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospita...

data using questionnaires administered in association with its various examinations and through a tracking system that provides an annual update of residents and fellows in training. These data provide critical information regarding trainees and practitioners in pediatrics and the overall workforce landscape. The Journal of Pediatrics will publish a regular series of these workforce reports; th...