Gastroenterology 2022: Groundhog Day

Tavabie, Oliver; Clough, Jennifer; Kumar, Aditi

doi:10.1136/flgastro-2022-102111

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“…Repeated lockdowns, redeployments and the necessary prioritisation of service delivery over formal training had left gastroenterology trainees stuck in a repeating cycle, analogous to the film 'Groundhog Day'. 1 We believe a perceived lack of control during that time and the resulting 'learnt helplessness' could have negatively affected the mental well-being of trainees. 2 Indeed, 33% of trainees previously reported a deterioration in their morale.…”

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UK-wide survey of gastroenterology and hepatology trainees in 2022: endoscopy, workforce planning and the Shape of things to come

Saunsbury,

Haddadin,

Gadhok

et al. 2023

Frontline Gastroenterol

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ObjectiveShape of Training has shortened the gastroenterology curriculum in the UK from a 5 to 4-year programme. There are ongoing concerns that this will negatively impact training and the attainment of competencies expected at consultant level. We undertook a UK-wide survey of gastroenterology trainees to establish their views.MethodThe British Society of Gastroenterology Trainees Section collected anonymised survey responses from trainees between June and September 2022 via an online platform.Results40.3% of trainees responded. Strikingly, only 10% of respondents felt they could achieve certificate of completion of training (CCT) within a 4-year programme. Furthermore, 31% were not confident they would attain the required expertise in their subspecialist interest during training. 70.8% reported spending a quarter or more of their training in general internal medicine (GIM) and 71.6% felt this negatively impacted on their gastroenterology training. Only 21.6% of respondents plan to pursue a consultant post with GIM commitments.Regarding endoscopy, only 36.1% of ST7s had provisional and 22.2% full accreditation in colonoscopy. Although 92.3% of respondents wanted exposure to a ‘bleed rota’, this was the case for only 16.2%. Teaching quality was judged to be insufficient by 45.9% of respondents.ConclusionRespondents had struggled to achieve the necessary competencies for CCT even prior to the newly reduced 4-year curriculum. While still maintaining service provision, we must safeguard gastroenterology training from encroaching GIM commitments. This will be critical in order to provide capable consultants of the future and prevent UK standards from falling behind internationally.

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