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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Medical Education
  • Diagnostic Imaging

Background:

  • Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a key noninvasive tool for small bowel examination.
  • Current CE training relies on guidelines and expert opinion, lacking a validated competency assessment.
  • A need exists for objective measures to evaluate CE proficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Determine the minimum number of CE procedures for fellowship competence.
  • Validate a capsule competency test (CapCT) for CE assessment.
  • Explore the relationship between CE competence and general endoscopy experience.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, multicenter study involving 68 gastroenterology fellows.
  • Fellows underwent structured CE training and completed the CapCT after 15, 25, and 35 interpretations.
  • CapCT scores were compared to those of 14 expert faculty; competence defined as ≥90% of expert mean score.

Main Results:

  • Fellows achieved mean CapCT scores of 83, 86, and 87 after 15, 25, and 35 interpretations, respectively.
  • A minimum of 25 supervised CE interpretations resulted in mean scores ≥84 across institutions.
  • No correlation was found between CapCT scores and the number of prior endoscopic procedures.

Conclusions:

  • Gastroenterology fellows require a minimum of 25 supervised CE interpretations to demonstrate competence.
  • The validated CapCT is a reliable tool for assessing CE competency.
  • Endoscopy experience does not correlate with capsule endoscopy competence.