A unique clinical correlation in gastroenterology for first-year medical students is described. This interactive demonstration is conducted in a clinical setting and is designed to introduce the student to a broad range of topics in clinical gastroenterology while complementing lecture material in gastrointestinal (GI) physiology. Faculty and fellows of the Department of Internal Medicine at Te...

Nam et al. undertook a remarkable study highlighting job stress in the field of gastroenterology. Among their findings, they noted that fellows demonstrated insufficient job control in relation to more senior professorial colleagues. The field of gastroenterology has been slow to catch up with advances in medical education. Hence, this finding is not a surprise. When we look into the science of...

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC), established in 1902, is a non-profit, tertiary hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Over 500 predoctoral and postdoctoral students, residents, and fellows participate in more than 60 graduate medical education and doctoral programs. CSMC focuses on biomedical research and technologicall...

background to this date, there has been no specific therapy proven to be effective for cyclic vomiting syndrome (cvs) in controlled trials. multiple regimens have been proposed including: cyproheptadine, propranolol, amitriptyline, and phenobarbital. these medications are not without major side effects. the aim of this study was to describe the authors’ experience with hydroxyzine in children w...

Background: One of the most important criteria of the development of countries at the national and international levels is the survey of scientific productions indexed in authentic databases. This study aimed to analyze the scientific productions by Iranian researchers on gastroenterology and hepatology in the Web of Science (WOS) database. Methods: This applied study used a scientometric appr...

abstract background: gastroenterologists are required to obtain consent before undertaking any endoscopic examination. published data indicate that in practice there are many deficiencies in this process. the aim of this survey was to determine the quality of information given to patients before the endoscopic procedures in iran . methods: a structured questionnaire about patient's informed con...