Tag Archives: endoscopy

Are we really training learners to manage diseases?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Ryan Madanick, MD

If you pay close attention to medical education and training, you have surely read something like this as an goal or learning objective: “Manage inflammatory bowel disease and its complications” However, this is not exactly what our goals should be. One push in the … Continue reading →

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I’ve heard it dozens of times: My gastroenterologist says s/he can’t do my endoscopy and colonoscopy on the same day. Sometimes it’s because it was considered too “dangerous”. Occasionally it’s because “that’s not the way we do it”. Sorry, that doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Ryan Madanick, MD | 3 Comments

The Endoscopy: An Original Poem

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

It just doesn’t look right in the blog format, so click here if you’d like to read my poem. Below is the brief backstory…if you’re interested in what happened.  Please read the poem first.

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What Has Happened to Gastroenterology Training?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

The state of gastroenterology training and education in the United States today can be summarized in one word: endoscopy. Gone are the days of the cognitive gastroenterologist, discussing the character, smell, texture, and color of a patient’s stool in an … Continue reading →

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My Friend’s Endoscopy, Part II

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

Sorry for the delay in the next blog post.  Family vacation called! In my last blog, my friend Alan, a healthy 39-year old man, had just gotten an upper endoscopy and a colonoscopy for reasons that were “soft” as we … Continue reading →

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