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Pediatric gastroenterology fellows, class of 2007: how well are they prepared for the future?
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2008 September
OBJECTIVES: Pediatric gastroenterology fellows are expected to acquire skills as clinicians, researchers, and educators. An e-mail survey was conducted to examine training experiences of individual fellows; to understand how graduating fellows rate their abilities as clinicians, researchers, and teachers; and to answer whether the size of a pediatric gastroenterology training program affects a fellow's training and future position choice.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey was e-mailed to 76 third-year pediatric gastroenterology fellows. Respondents were ranked according to the size of their training program.
RESULTS: Completed surveys were returned by 50 respondents. Of these, 75% planned to pursue careers in academic medicine and 16% in private practice. In all, 68% of trainees participated in some type of basic research and 64% in clinical research. As attending physicians, 22% of fellows hoped to conduct basic science research and 74% clinical research. The majority thought they were competent or proficient teachers, and rated themselves as advanced beginners or competent when asked to evaluate their research skills. The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition recommends that fellows perform 100 colonoscopies, 20 liver biopsies, and 5 paracenteses to be considered competent. We found that regardless of program size, 48% of fellows performed fewer than 100 colonoscopies, 62% performed fewer than 20 liver biopsies, and 80% performed fewer than 5 paracenteses.
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of fellows will pursue academic careers. Trainees may not be performing sufficient numbers of procedures. The number of procedures performed during fellowship was independent of program size.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey was e-mailed to 76 third-year pediatric gastroenterology fellows. Respondents were ranked according to the size of their training program.
RESULTS: Completed surveys were returned by 50 respondents. Of these, 75% planned to pursue careers in academic medicine and 16% in private practice. In all, 68% of trainees participated in some type of basic research and 64% in clinical research. As attending physicians, 22% of fellows hoped to conduct basic science research and 74% clinical research. The majority thought they were competent or proficient teachers, and rated themselves as advanced beginners or competent when asked to evaluate their research skills. The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition recommends that fellows perform 100 colonoscopies, 20 liver biopsies, and 5 paracenteses to be considered competent. We found that regardless of program size, 48% of fellows performed fewer than 100 colonoscopies, 62% performed fewer than 20 liver biopsies, and 80% performed fewer than 5 paracenteses.
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of fellows will pursue academic careers. Trainees may not be performing sufficient numbers of procedures. The number of procedures performed during fellowship was independent of program size.
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