Fiberoptic endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract in surgical training.

Surg Gynecol Obstet

Department of Surgery, Naval Hospital, San Diego, California.

Published: April 1990

AI Article Synopsis

  • In 1981, the American Board of Surgery emphasized the importance of endoscopic techniques for board certification applicants in the field of surgery.
  • In 1983, the Naval Hospital in San Diego created a surgical gastrointestinal endoscopy unit specifically to train physicians in these procedures.
  • Over 2,000 procedures have been conducted since then, with results from esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy used to assess the effectiveness of the training program and advocate for endoscopy as a key component of general surgery education.

Article Abstract

In 1981, the American Board of Surgery encouraged applicants for board certification to be familiar with a variety of endoscopic techniques upon the gastrointestinal tract. In 1983, the Department of General Surgery at Naval Hospital, San Diego established a surgical gastrointestinal endoscopy unit to train physicians to perform endoscopic procedures. Since its inception, more than two thousand procedures have been performed. The results of esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy performed between January 1986 and October 1987 provide the numeric basis in our evaluation of our program for endoscopic training and support training in endoscopy as integral to the education of the resident in general surgery.

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