Perceptions of the Inpatient Training Experience: A Nationwide Survey of Gastroenterology Program Directors and Fellows.

Background: Inpatient training is a key component of gastroenterology (GI) fellowship programs nationwide, yet little is known about perceptions of the inpatient training experience.

Aim: To compare the content, objectives and quality of the inpatient training experience as perceived by program directors (PD) and fellows in US ACGME-accredited GI fellowship programs.

Methods: We conducted a nationwide, online-based survey of GI PDs and fellows at the conclusion of the 2016 academic year.

Gastroenterology's editors-in-chief: historical and personal perspectives of their editorships.

Fourteen editors-in-chiefs have steered Gastroenterologyto success since its inception in 1943. Five (Alvarez, Ivy, Aaron, Grossman, and Donaldson) are no longer with us. Their personalities and editorships, along with those of Marvin Sleisenger, are presented by their admirers.