S. Han is a fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. J.C. Obuch is faculty, Division of Gastroenterology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. A.M. Duloy is advanced endoscopy fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. R.N. Keswani is associate professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. M. Hall is principal biostatistician, Children's Hospital Association, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. V. Simon is professional research assistant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. E. Ezekwe is professional research assistant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. P. Menard-Katcher is associate fellowship program director and assistant professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. S.G. Patel is assistant professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. E. Aagard is senior associate dean for education and professor of medical education, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. B. Brimhall is advanced endoscopy fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A. Ahmad is fellowship program director and professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. S. Alghamdi is advanced hepatology fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. M.D. Brown is fellowship program director and professor, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. C. Broy is fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois. L. Carlin is senior professional research assistant, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. P. Chugh is assistant professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. S.E. Connolly is chief of general gastroenterology and fellowship program director, Division of Gastroenterology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. D.M. Cooley is gastroenterologist, Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Archbold, Ohio. K. Cowley is fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. J.A. Di Palma is division director, fellowship program director, director, Section of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and professor, Division of Gastroenterology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama. D.S. Early is director of endoscopy, advanced interventional fellowship program director, and professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. S. Ellert is research informaticist, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. E.A. Gaumnitz is fellowship program director and professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin. K.A. Ghassemi is director of clinical programs, Center for Esophageal Disorders, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. E. Lebovics is director of gastroenterology and hepatobiliary diseases, fellowship program director, and professor, Division of Gastroenterology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York R.H. Lee is director of gastrointestinal motility, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California. T. Lunsford is associate professor and consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona. J. Massaad is fellowship program director and assistant professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. M. Mittal is gastroenterologist, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Woodland Hills, California. K. Morigeau is gastroenterologist, Idaho Gastroenterology Associates, Meridian, Idaho. S. Pietrak is fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. M. Piper is fellowship program director, Division of Gastroenterology, Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan. A.S. Shah is assistant professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. A. Shapiro is fellowship program director, Division of Gastroenterology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois. W. Sonnier is fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama. C. Sorrell is gastroenterologist, Lubbock Digestive Disease Associates, Lubbock, Texas. S. Vignesh is chief, fellowship program director, and associate professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. S. Woolard is gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. S. Wani is medical director, Esophageal and Gastric Center, and associate professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
Acad Med. 2020 Feb;95(2):283-292. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002885.
The Next Accreditation System requires training programs to demonstrate competence among trainees. Within gastroenterology (GI), there are limited data describing learning curves and structured assessment of competence in esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy. In this study, the authors aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of a centralized feedback system to assess endoscopy learning curves among GI trainees in EGD and colonoscopy.
During academic year 2016-2017, the authors performed a prospective multicenter cohort study, inviting participants from multiple GI training programs. Trainee technical and cognitive skills were assessed using a validated competence assessment tool. An integrated, comprehensive data collection and reporting system was created to apply cumulative sum analysis to generate learning curves that were shared with program directors and trainees on a quarterly basis.
Out of 183 fellowships invited, 129 trainees from 12 GI fellowships participated, with an overall trainee participation rate of 72.1% (93/129); the highest participation level was among first-year trainees (90.9%; 80/88), and the lowest was among third-year trainees (51.2%; 27/53). In all, 1,385 EGDs and 1,293 colonoscopies were assessed. On aggregate learning curve analysis, third-year trainees achieved competence in overall technical and cognitive skills, while first- and second-year trainees demonstrated the need for ongoing supervision and training in the majority of technical and cognitive skills.
This study demonstrated the feasibility of using a centralized feedback system for the evaluation and documentation of trainee performance in EGD and colonoscopy. Furthermore, third-year trainees achieved competence in both endoscopic procedures, validating the effectiveness of current training programs.
下一个认证系统要求培训计划展示学员的能力。在胃肠病学（GI）领域，描述内镜检查学习曲线和能力的结构化评估的数据有限，包括食管胃十二指肠镜检查（EGD）和结肠镜检查。在这项研究中，作者旨在展示集中反馈系统评估 GI 学员在 EGD 和结肠镜检查中内镜学习曲线的可行性。
在 2016-2017 学年，作者进行了一项前瞻性多中心队列研究，邀请来自多个 GI 培训项目的参与者。使用经过验证的能力评估工具评估学员的技术和认知技能。创建了一个集成的、全面的数据收集和报告系统，以应用累积和分析生成学习曲线，并按季度与项目主任和学员共享。
在邀请的 183 个奖学金中，有 129 名来自 12 个 GI 奖学金的学员参加，总体学员参与率为 72.1%（93/129）；参与度最高的是第一年的学员（90.9%；80/88），最低的是第三年的学员（51.2%；27/53）。总共评估了 1385 例 EGD 和 1293 例结肠镜检查。在总体学习曲线分析中，第三年的学员在整体技术和认知技能方面达到了能力要求，而第一年和第二年的学员在大多数技术和认知技能方面需要持续的监督和培训。
本研究证明了使用集中反馈系统评估和记录学员在 EGD 和结肠镜检查中的表现的可行性。此外，第三年的学员在这两种内镜操作中都达到了能力要求，验证了当前培训计划的有效性。
