Bowel Sounds: Catharine Walsh, MD – Education in Endoscopy

In this episode, Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Catharine Walsh about teaching and assessing endoscopy skills for learners, touching on ergonomics, cognitive overload and assessment of competence.
Dr. Walsh is a pediatric gastroenterologist at SickKids Hospital in Toronto and an education scientist with a primary research focus on examining factors that influence the acquisition of complex clinical skills and on identifying best practices in the training and assessment of clinical skills, including endoscopy.

Produced by: Jason Silverman, MD

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