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. 2021 Feb 14.
doi: 10.1111/codi.15584. Online ahead of print.

Joint ACPGBI and The Duke's Club statement on colonoscopy training

Peter Vaughan-Shaw  1 , Nigel D'Souza  1 , Lena Ws Ngu  1 , Henry Ferguson  1 , Deena Harji  1 , Sarah C Mills  1 , Neil Pj Cripps  1 , James Docherty  1 , Steve Brown  1 , Laura Hancock  1 , Michael Davis  1 ; Prepared on behalf of the ACPGBI, the Dukes’ Club of the ACPGBI
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Joint ACPGBI and The Duke's Club statement on colonoscopy training

Peter Vaughan-Shaw et al. Colorectal Dis. .

Abstract

Colorectal surgeons across the UK currently undertake a large proportion of routine diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy in most NHS Trusts [1]. Meanwhile, the new UK General Surgical curriculum now includes an indicative requirement of 200 diagnostic colonoscopies for surgical trainees who have declared a colorectal subspecialty interest (hereafter termed 'colorectal trainees'), indicating the JCST's (Joint Committee on Surgical Training) commitment to colonoscopy training. However, several studies have reported a marked deficiency in colonoscopy training opportunities and accreditation for surgical trainees compared with gastroenterology trainees [2-4].

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