Trends in endoscopic training: the impact of subspecialization and productivity-based compensation on gastroenterology fellowships

Post written by David L. Diehl, MD, FASGE, AGAF, from the Department of Medicine and Pathology, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. It’s time to rethink endoscopic training in gastroenterology. The practice of gastroenterology is changing because of increased subspecialization as well as current mechanisms of reimbursement. In the …

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Making the transition from endoscopic submucosal dissection fellowship to independent practice

Post written by Phillip S. Ge, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. The video describes a 68-year-old male who underwent successful resection of a large near-circumferental laterally spreading tumor in the distal rectum. The lesion extended from within 1 mm from …

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