PRESENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING SYSTEM IN ENDOSCOPY MANAGED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
2018 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 64-67
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2018 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 64-67
In May 2017, the authors visited the Institute for Training & Technology (IT&T) in the United States. The IT&T was designed and developed by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), a medical society committed to advancing patient care and digestive health by promoting excellence and innovation in endoscopy. The IT&T offers a flexible, technically-sophisticated environment and a variety of technical training programs. However, it might be difficult to introduce the same system as IT&T in Japan. The Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) still faces many challenges in improving the educational system to develop and maintain the endoscopic knowledge and skills of its members.
