Colorectal trainees in the UK struggle to meet JAG certification standards in colonoscopy by the end of their training

Colorectal Disease : the Official Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
K I MalikS T Ward

Abstract

Colonoscopy certification in the UK is taken in two parts - provisional and full - mandating lifetime procedure counts of 200 or 300, respectively. The aim of this study was to determine the number of procedures performed by colorectal trainees by the end of training compared with their gastroenterology peers and to determine the factors associated with achieving the 300-procedure target for full certification. Dates of entry onto the specialist register were obtained from the General Medical Council. This list was cross-referenced with procedure counts from the Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) Endoscopy Training System database to determine the number of colonoscopies and polypectomies performed during training. Factors associated with achieving 300 procedures were analysed by logistic regression. Procedures numbers were obtained for 234 gastroenterology and 148 colorectal surgery trainees. Over the last 5 years, the number of colonoscopies performed during training has declined for colorectal surgery trainees but increased for gastroenterology trainees. Gastroenterology trainees are more likely to achieve provisional and full certification. For trainees completing training in 2017, 19% of colorectal su...Continue Reading

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Sep 4, 2020·Frontline Gastroenterology·Wisam Jafar
Feb 15, 2021·Colorectal Disease : the Official Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland·Peter Vaughan-ShawUNKNOWN Prepared on behalf of the ACPGBI, the Dukes’ Club of the ACPGBI
Aug 28, 2021·Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : the Official Clinical Practice Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association·Matthew MazurekNauzer Forbes

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