Sachin Wani, MD, FASGE
Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of the Esophageal and Gastric Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora; Chair, ASGE Standards of Practice Committee; Member, AGA Center for GI Innovation and Technology and AGA Research Awards Panel
Session: Tuesday’s ASGE Topic Forum Quality Improvement for Trainees and Colonoscopy
Lecture title: “Most Advanced Endoscopy Trainees (AETS) Meet Quality Indicator (QI) Thresholds in the First Year of Independent Practice: The Rapid Assessment of Trainee Endoscopy Skills (RATES2) Study”
Describe the lecture in a tweet:
Our research focused on outcomes among advanced endoscopy trainees and demonstrates that most trainees meet the ASGE Quality Indicator thresholds in endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography at the end of the first year of independent practice.
Which mentor made the most significant impact on your professional life?
My father.
Best advice from a mentor:
Focus on the future and outcomes, and know how you want people to remember you, including your family.
Best day of my career:
Lies in the future.
Favorite part of DDW®:
DDW is often the initiation and continuation of several important collaborations that lead to significant contributions in our field.
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