Bariatric surgery training: Getting your ticket punched

Bruce D. Schirmer; Philip R. Schauer; David R. Flum; James Ellsmere; Daniel B. Jones

doi:10.1007/s11605-007-0124-0

Bariatric surgery training: Getting your ticket punched

Bruce D. Schirmer, Philip R. Schauer, David R. Flum, James Ellsmere, Daniel B. Jones

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Abstract

Laparoscopic bariatric surgery has gained popularity but has been proven to be a technically challenging set of operations that requires a long learning curve. Trainees must acquire advanced laparoscopic skills and knowledge of the perioperative care of the bariatric patient. The challenge is to ensure that those surgeons performing gastric bypass, gastric banding, and duodenal switch procedure are trained appropriately. In the past, very different opportunities have been available for the general surgeon seeking to practice bariatric surgery. Early on, many surgeons began performing bariatric surgery without any formal training. Later, weekend courses, mini-fellowships, and formal minimally invasive surgery/bariatric fellowships were established. Today, best practice requires an intensive training experience and ongoing commitment to the field.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	807-812
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Volume	11
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0124-0
Publication status	Published - Jul 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
The Fellowship Council administers the fellowship candidate match and the accreditation process for these fellowships.31 The Fellowship Council has established guidelines based on the six core competencies advocated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for all residency and fellowship training programs. Fellows should know about established and evolving issues in biomedical and clinical sciences, have a substantial experience in preoperative, operative, and postoperative surgical care and decision making, demonstrate the capacity for practice-based learning and improvement, have the ability to have appropriate communication skills and professionalism, and have the ability to understand and function in a systems-based health-care environment. Adequate case volume, adequate academic exposure, appropriate supervision, appropriate clinical duties and responsibilities, and an environment conducive to achieving these goals are all important elements of the fellowship, which are scrutinized by the Fellowship Council during the accreditation process.

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Surgery
Gastroenterology

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