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Review
. 2025 Sep 26.
doi: 10.1007/s10620-025-09428-7. Online ahead of print.

Scoping to Minuet in G

Navin L Kumar  1   2
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Review

Scoping to Minuet in G

Navin L Kumar. Dig Dis Sci. .

Abstract

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki believed that all children had the ability to become skilled musicians when nurtured in a supportive environment with a dedicated teacher. His Suzuki method, which emphasizes learning strategies such as listening, imitation, and review, offers a framework that translates well to the endoscopy suite. In this paper, I describe the central components of the Suzuki method and propose the endoscopy teaching correlates-such as observation, modeling, and stepwise instruction-that can improve the way we teach endoscopy to our trainees.

Keywords: Education; Endoscopy; Fellowship; Training.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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