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Training the Endoscopy Trainer: From General Principles to Specific Concepts
Sylvain Coderre
,1 John Anderson,2 Alaa Rostom,1 and Kevin McLaughlin31Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2Department of Gastroenterology, Gloucestershire Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust Hospital, United Kingdom
3Office of Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Abstract
Endoscopy instruction has progressed a great deal in recent years, evolving from the age-old dictum of ‘see one, do one’ to the current skillful application of sound educational principles. Some of these educational principles are generic and applicable to the teaching of any content at all levels, while others are quite specific to technical skills training. The present review summarizes these important principles under the following headings: creating a learner-centred curriculum; delivering an achievable learning task; and moving from theory to practice. The present article challenges national gastroenterology organizations to embrace these concepts in structured, outcome-based educational programs.
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Copyright © 2010 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
