Clin Endosc.  2023 Jan;56(1):1-13. 10.5946/ce.2022.191.

Simulator-based training method in gastrointestinal endoscopy training and currently available simulators

• Kim Y
• Lee JH
• Lee GH
• Kim GH
• Huh G
• Hong SW
• Jung HY

• KMID: 2538746
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2022.191

Abstract

The apprenticeship-based training method (ABTM) is highly effective for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic training. However, the conventional ABTM has significant issues. Although many supplementary training methods (TMs) have been developed and utilized, they cannot entirely replace the ABTM, which remains the major TM strategy. Currently, new TM construction is crucial and necessary due to financial constraints, difficulty of obtaining sufficient training time due to patient safety-related regulations, and catastrophic damage caused by disasters such as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The simulator-based TM (SBTM) is widely accepted as an alternative to the ABTM, owing to the SBTM’s advantages. Since the 1960s, many GI endoscopy training simulators have been developed and numerous studies have been published on their effectiveness. While previous studies have focused on the simulator’s validity, this review focused on the accessibility of simulators that were introduced by the end of 2021. Although the current SBTM is effective in GI endoscopic education, extensive improvements are needed to replace the ABTM. Incorporating simulator-incorporated TMs into an improved ABTM is an attempt to overcome the incompleteness of the current SBTM. Until a new simulator is developed to replace the ABTM, it is desirable to operate a simulator-integrated and well-coordinated TM that is suitable for each country and institution.

Keyword

Apprenticeship-based training method; Colonoscopy; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Simulator-based training method

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