Trial Evaluating Endoscopy Competence Among Gastroenterology Trainees in the Era of the Next Accreditation System.

Summary

Hypothesis: ACE (The Assessment in Competency in Endoscopy Tool) tool for colonoscopy and EGD (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy) allows for reliable standardized learning curves, competency benchmarks, and creation of a centralized database that compares trainee performance amongst peers. Trainees receiving quarterly learning curves achieve competence in endoscopic procedures at a faster rate (ie less procedures) compared to trainees receiving usual feedback on endoscopic performance as established by their respective GI (gastrointestinal) fellowship program.

Aims: To compare the number of procedures necessary to achieve competence in EGD and colonoscopy between trainees receiving learning curve performance feedback every three months in addition to standard feedback versus trainees receiving annual learning curve performance feedback in addition to standard feedback for these endoscopic procedures. To demonstrate the feasibility of development and adoption of a centralized database that would allow program directors and general GI trainees to generate performance reports in relation to national peers to provide real-time targeted performance feedback during training and evaluate trainee and GI fellowship program directors predictors of competence.

Conditions

• Competency in General Endoscopic Surgical Procedures

Interventions

OTHER

Quarterly Feedback

Learning curves received quarterly vs. annually

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles

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• University of California, Irvine

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• Drexel University College of Medicine

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• University of South Alabama

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• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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• Northwestern University

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• University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

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• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

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• Washington University School of Medicine

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• Emory University

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• Rush University

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• Ochsner Health System

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• St. John Providence Health System

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• University of Wisconsin, Madison

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• State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

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• University of North Carolina

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• University of Miami

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• New York Medical College

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• University of Colorado, Denver

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sachin Wani, MD · University of Colorado, Denver

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

85 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-07-31

Primary Completion

2018-06-15

Completion

2018-06-15