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EPISODE · Jun 25, 2026 · 48 MIN

Endoscopy and colonoscopy training in the UK: A Trainees perspective

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A podcast discussing the recent BSG and Dukes club surveys on colonoscopy training in the UK, and the impact this has on training and service quality Participants: Mr David Leiberman, Trainee Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, IBD Research Fellow at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and a specialist general surgery trainee in Northwest, UK. Dr Irene Perez, trainee associate editor of FG and an Advanced Endoscopy Fellow at Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida. Dr. Arun Sivananthan is an Advanced Endoscopy Fellow at Barts Health NHS trust and an Education fellow at NHS England. Ms. Katie Siggens, Colorectal specialist trainee and former Dukes Club Endoscopy Representative Professor Matt Rutter is a Professor of Gastroenterology at Newcastle University and the University Hospital of North Tees in the United Kingdom. He sits on the British Society of Gastroenterology council, the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Advisory committee, was chair of the Joint Advisory Group for GI Endoscopy, and founded the National Endoscopy Database. Dr. Harriet Gordon is a consultant gastroenterology in Winchester and the BSG president elect. She has served multiple roles for BSG, and previously established the Royal College of Physicians Emerging Women Leaders Programme. We hope you enjoy the #FGPodcast. Please follow @‌FrontGastro_BMJ. Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you enjoy our podcast, please rate us on your chosen platform, and leave us a review on the Frontline Gastroenterology Podcast page on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fg-podcast/id942944229

A podcast discussing the recent BSG and Dukes club surveys on colonoscopy training in the UK, and the impact this has on training and service qualityParticipants:Mr David Leiberman, Trainee Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, IBD Research Fellow at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and a specialist general surgery trainee in Northwest, UK.Dr Irene Perez, trainee associate editor of FG and an Advanced Endoscopy Fellow at Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida.Dr. Arun Sivananthan is an Advanced Endoscopy Fellow at Barts Health NHS trust and an Education fellow at NHS England.Ms. Katie Siggens, Colorectal specialist trainee and former Dukes Club Endoscopy RepresentativeProfessor Matt Rutter is a Professor of Gastroenterology at Newcastle University and the University Hospital of North Tees in the United Kingdom. He sits on the British Society of Gastroenterology council, the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Advisory committee, was chair of the Joint Advisory Group for GI Endoscopy, and founded the National Endoscopy Database.Dr. Harriet Gordon is a consultant gastroenterology in Winchester and the BSG president elect. She has served multiple roles for BSG, and previously established the Royal College of Physicians Emerging Women Leaders Programme.We hope you enjoy the #FGPodcast. Please follow @‌FrontGastro_BMJ. Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you enjoy our podcast, please rate us on your chosen platform, and leave us a review on the Frontline Gastroenterology Podcast page on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fg-podcast/id942944229

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